Ben Shelton, Victoria Mboko & Frances Tiafoe Send Emotional Messages To Robin Montgomery after Libema Open win

× Robin Montgomery lifted her maiden WTA title at Libema Open after Czech rival Barbora Krejcikova retired before the final citing an illness on Sunday. The US qualifier ranked 484th in the world entered the final at 's hertogenbosch with a scintillating performance on grass. Ad The 21-year-old, who boasts a career-high ranking of 95, suffered an injury around this time last year and was sidelined from June 2025 to April this year.

The Libema Open marked her third WTA tournament of her career this season. She previously appeared in Bogota and Madrid but suffered first-round exits on both occasions. After the tournament confirmed Krejcikova's withdrawal, wishes poured in for Montgomery for her commendable success at the Libema Open.

The American duo World No. 5 Ben Shelton and former World No. 10 Frances Tiafoe took to Instagram to extend wishes to Robin Montgomery for her remarkable success.

Ad Trending Shelton shared Montgomery's title-winning post on Instagram. But Tiafoe took it a step further and added a special message for the young talent and wrote: "So damn hype for you champ. First of many."

Frances Tiafoe's Instagram story for Robin Montgomery Victoria Mboko, the current World No. 9, congratulated Robin Montgomery for her special triumph in WTA's post comment section. The Canadian tagged the 2026 Libema Open champion and added a trophy with a red heart emoji.

Ad As Montgomery revelled in her success, Krejcikova explained that she decided to withdraw after consulting with the medical team. "I'm sorry to announce that I have to withdraw from today's Libema Open final due to illness. I have been feeling unwell and after consulting with the medical team it has become clear that I am not in a condition to compete today.

I was really looking forward to the opportunity to play in the final and compete for a title, but today it's not possible," Krejcikova said in the statement. Ad The 30-year-old wished Robin for her admirable performance in the warm-up tournament before Wimbledon. She expressed her frustration about her withdrawal but vowed to return to competitive action soon.

"I would also like to congratulate Robin for a great week here and wish her the very best for the rest of the season. I am disappointed to end my tournament in this way, but I will focus on recovering as quickly as possible and look forward to returning to competition soon," she concluded. Ad A look at Robin Montgomery's impressive run at Libema Open Robin Montgomery kicked off her campaign by making her way through qualifiers, ousting Yue Yuan and Joanna Garland in the process.

She didn't waste time to make an instant impact in the main draw after orchestrating a comeback win over Daria Kasatkina. She extended her win streak with a straight-sets win over Greet Minnen to earn her place in the quarter-finals. Ad Montgomery trounced Daria Snigur in the quarter-finals and Ajla Tomljanović in the semis to set up the final clash against Krejcikova.

After being crowned the Libema Open champion, Robin Montgomery became the lowest-ranked player to win a WTA Tour title since Elina Svitolina. The Ukranian star was ranked No. 508 when she bagged the title in Strasbourg in 2023.

× Was this article helpful? Thank You for feedback Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Shyam Kamal Robin Montgomery lifted her maiden WTA title at Libema Open after Czech rival Barbora Krejcikova retired before the final citing an illness on Sunday. The US qualifier ranked 484th in the world entered the final at 's hertogenbosch with a scintillating performance on grass.

Ad The 21-year-old, who boasts a career-high ranking of 95, suffered an injury around this time last year and was sidelined from June 2025 to April this year. The Libema Open marked her third WTA tournament of her career this season. She previously appeared in Bogota and Madrid but suffered first-round exits on both occasions.

After the tournament confirmed Krejcikova's withdrawal, wishes poured in for Montgomery for her commendable success at the Libema Open. The American duo World No. 5 Ben Shelton and former World No.

10 Frances Tiafoe took to Instagram to extend wishes to Robin Montgomery for her remarkable success. Ad Trending Shelton shared Montgomery's title-winning post on Instagram. But Tiafoe took it a step further and added a special message for the young talent and wrote: "So damn hype for you champ.

First of many." Frances Tiafoe's Instagram story for Robin Montgomery Victoria Mboko, the current World No. 9, congratulated Robin Montgomery for her special triumph in WTA's post comment section.

The Canadian tagged the 2026 Libema Open champion and added a trophy with a red heart emoji. Ad As Montgomery revelled in her success, Krejcikova explained that she decided to withdraw after consulting with the medical team. "I'm sorry to announce that I have to withdraw from today's Libema Open final due to illness.

I have been feeling unwell and after consulting with the medical team it has b