Victoria Mboko claims she didn't think much or put any focus on Coco Gauff making errors on the court as she just wanted to stay locked in on executing her own tactics.
In front of their home fans, the 18-year-old Canadian pulled off a big upset and recorded the biggest win of her career after ousting the current world No. 2 and two-time Grand Slam champion 6-1 6-4 to reach the Montreal quarterfinal.
Going into the match, Gauff had struggled in her first two matches with double faults and unforced errors. And right from the start of their round-of-16 clash, Mboko took full control of the match and she was all over the top seed.
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While the American tennis star found her footing in the second set, Mboko was still the one who came up big when it mattered the most, saving four break points in the seventh game before collecting the key break in the 10th game.
During the match, Gauff had six double faults and 24 unforced errors.
Mboko asked what crossed her mind when Gauff started making 'a lot of mistakes'
"Well, I mean, nothing really crosses my mind just because, I mean, that's the game. People make errors. It happens. I make errors too. So I was just really focused on myself and what I had to do. I didn't really focus as much as what she was doing in the match because I just wanted to play as solid of a game as I possibly could. I just wanted to do what I was supposed to do in the match and hope for the best," the world No. 85 explained.
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When it comes to her own stats, Mboko was impressive - she had five break points and converted five of those. Also, the 18-year-old didn't allow Gauff to realize any of her five break point chances.
In her post-match presser, Gauff spoke highly of the rising Canadian tennis star and tipped her to have a bright future.
For a place in the Montreal semifinal, Mboko meets Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
