Osaka extended an apology—and a congratulations—to the young Canadian, following the backlash to her 16-second runner-up speech.

Naomi Osaka caused a stir during her on-court comments following her loss to Victoria Mboko in the final of the National Bank Open Thursday night in Montreal. Mboko, an 18-year-old Canadian of Congolese descent, came back from a set down to beat Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to win the WTA title in her home country.