Victoria Mboko will look to continue her meteoric rise when the US Open starts on August 24.
The 18-year-old stunned her opponents at the Canadian Open, defeating four Grand Slam champions on her way to a first WTA Tour title.
Mboko, who was ranked 85th in the world during the Canadian Open, defeated Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Naomi Osaka on her way to winning the title.
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Her attention will now turn to the final major in the calendar, and there can be little doubt that the young Canadian is a serious threat for the US Open title.
Mboko, now ranked 24 in the world, recently discussed her ‘new experience’ of entering the US Open main draw directly.
Victoria Mboko says being seeded for the US Open is ‘insane to think about’
Mboko recently appeared on the ‘Served with Andy Roddick’ podcast, where she described the insanity of being a seeded player at the US Open.
It is easy to understand her feelings regarding this matter. After all, Mboko was ranked 333 in the world at the start of 2025.
Mboko has won 52 matches this year and lost only nine.
Speaking to 2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick, Mboko said: “This is such a new experience for me.
“Honestly, if you’d told me a year ago I was going to be direct acceptance into the main draw of the US Open, I would have told you you’re crazy.
“But yeah, I’m super excited for it. I think I’ll even be seeded, which is insane to think about.
“Of course it’s a different approach, because you already know that you’re in the draw so you have a more clear schedule of what things are going to look like this week. So yeah, I’m heading to New York on Tuesday and I think I have a lot more time to prepare as well.
“I’m really excited first of all. I want to have as much fun as possible, and it’s my first time also playing the main draw in the US Open on the WTA Tour, so that’s a really new experience for me.
“So I think along the way I’m just going to ease into it. It’s a really great opportunity so I just want to capitalise as much as I can and honestly just have as much fun as possible.”
Mboko is seeded 22nd for the US Open
Mboko, ranked 24 in the world, will be seeded 22nd for the US Open Ladies Singles draw.
This is because two players ranked higher than Mboko, Paula Badosa and Qinwen Zheng have been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.
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As a result, Mboko is likely to receive a more favourable draw than originally expected when the US Open draws are released on Thursday.
The US Open Ladies Singles tournament will begin on August 24 and finish on September 6.