Amid a milestone dwelling victory for Victoria Mboko, her opponent Naomi Osaka drew away some headlines for her post-match behaviour.
On Friday, Osaka apologized to Mboko for not congratulating her following the win.
“I additionally need to make an apology and congratulations to Victoria,” Osaka wrote on Threads. “You performed an important match and have an incredible profession forward.”
“I understand I did not congratulate you on the court docket. Actually I used to be in a daze…”
Mboko put the ending touches on an surprising Cinderella run on Thursday in Montreal with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 win in entrance of a crowd that showered the Canadian teenager with reward.
Osaka often appeared affected by the viewers all through the match and was visibly distraught throughout her closing remarks.
There aren’t many tennis professionals that higher perceive what Mboko is at the moment going via than Osaka. The Japanese 27-year-old turned professional at 15 and received her first main title at 20, beating Serena Williams within the 2018 US Open.
Each Osaka and Mboko withdrew from the Cincinnati Open on Friday.
