'Coco Killer': Canadian Teenager Knocks Gauff Out Of Montreal In Straight-Sets Shocker

Last Updated:August 03, 2025, 09:48 IST

Victoria Mboko upset top-seeded American Gauff, who succumbed to a 1-6, 4-6 straight sets defeat to the Canadian, as the 18-year-old secured her progress in Montreal.

Victoria Mboko, of Canada, reacts following her win over Coco Gauff, of the United States, during round of 16 match action at the National Bank Open women's tennis tournament in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)

American tennis ace Coco Gauff was shown the exit door by teenager Victoria Mboko on Sunday in the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open.

Canadian teenager upset top-seeded American Gauff succumbed to a 1-6, 4-6 straight sets defeat to Canadian Mboko as the 18-year-old secured her progress in Montreal.

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“Your support was incredible," Mboko said, thanking the crowd following her remarkable victory over he the two-time Grand Slam champion Gauff.

“I’m really happy to win today. It’s incredible. I’m so happy to beat such a great champion," she said while addressing the home support that urged her on throughout the fixture.

With the crowd behind her firmly, Mboko closed out the fixture in just over an hour.

“When I was up 5-4, the crowd started cheering even louder, and everything got super noisy," Mboko said.

“I used that as more fuel for myself and to pump myself up a little bit more. I just used the crowd to my advantage as much as I could," she recollected.

“She’s playing high-level tennis." Gauff said. “I think that’s what showed today. I think she was the better player."

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Mboko is slated to take on Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, following the Spaniard’s 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Lin Zhu of China in a rain-interrupted match.

Mboko got her revenge on Gauff, who beat the Canadian earlier in the year during the WTA event in Rome as the American fought back to dig out a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 win.

“I was actually really thinking about it a lot during the match," Mboko said.

“I had flashbacks to when I played her in Rome a little bit. I just remember when she came out playing even better and stepped it up a bit better. Wanted to step my game up a little bit more and make sure I matched whatever she was producing, and I wanted to stay right there with her."

Earlier in the day, Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk and Kazakh Elena Rybakina set up a quarterfinal encounter as Kostyuk beat McCartney Kessler of the United States 5-7, 6-3, 6-3, and Rybakina topped Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine 5-7, 6-2, 7-5.

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