# @thegistusa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNDuNeVA8un
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33176618-thegistusa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e7a7f247dc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-07T15:04:28.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The GIST USA (@thegistusa) — https://gondola.cc/thegistusa

## Caption

The comeback queen. 👑🎾⁣
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Naomi Osaka reaches her first WTA 1000 final since 2022, defeating Denmark's Clara Tauson 6-2, 7-6(7) in the Canadian Open semifinals. Let's go! 🔥⁣
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The four-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t won a tournament since the 2021 Australian Open. This marks her first WTA 1000 final appearance since 2022, when she lost to Iga Świątek in Miami. 💪⁣
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Osaka will now face 18-year-old Canadian tennis sensation Victoria Mboko. Against all odds, Mboko came back from a set down to deliver a dramatic upset over world No. 9 Elena Rybakina and book her ticket to the final. 👏⁣
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This match is shaping up to be quite the showdown—Osaka, the seasoned vet on a mission to climb back up the tennis ranks, versus Mboko, the rising star making her first tour-level final appearance and ready to stake her claim. 👀⁣
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The match will take place today at  6:00 p.m. ET, GISTers, who's taking this crown? 👑 #thegist⁣
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(c/o @theathletic)⁣
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#womenssports #tennis #womenstennis #canadianopen ⁣

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The GIST USA | @thegistusa | https://gondola.cc/thegistusa | Sports Media Outlet |

## Tags

womenssports, tennis, womenstennis, thegist, canadianopen

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