Osaka has made progress since returning in last year's Australian Open. She won two matches in both the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year, has earned $725,727 in prize money and reached the No. 49 spot in the WTA rankings, with a higher ranking likely on the way by making the final.

Teenage sensation Victoria Mboko has responded to Naomi Osaka's snub at the Canadian Open final. On Thursday night, Mboko, 18, took on four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka in the final of the WTA 1000 event in Montreal, Canada.

Mboko has won 51 matches in 2025, two of those at a Grand Slam and seven on her Canadian Open title run. But she's here for the long haul.