Mboko, making her main draw debut on home soil, powered her way past Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 7-5, 6-3 on a scorching afternoon on IGA Stadium’s Centre Court.

On the face of it, Bonnie Critchley is an unlikely giant killer. First, she is a rookie politician who is running as an Independent. And she is facing Pierre Poilievre, a national party leader with ...