{"id":1811789,"date":"2026-03-06T22:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1811789"},"modified":"2026-03-06T22:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:00:30","slug":"victoria-mbokos-stunning-ranking-rise-continues-after-opening-indian-wells-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1811789","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Mboko&#8217;s stunning ranking rise continues after opening Indian Wells win"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Victoria Mboko\u2019s stunning ranking rise continues after opening Indian Wells win<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/kevin-palmer\" class=\"text-sm font-normal 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                           <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/victoria-mboko\">Victoria Mboko\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0ranking did not earn her direct entry into the elite events in the women\u2019s game this time last year, but now she is continuing to make a move through the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian superstar will not toast her 20th birthday until August, but she is already one of the biggest stars in the women\u2019s game after her breakthrough win at her home tournament last year.<\/p>\n<p>Mboko beat Naomi Osaka in the final of the Canadian Open to transform her young career and while there was plenty of pressure on Mboko after that win, she has maintained her progress.<\/p>\n<p>After breaking into the top 200 of the WTA Rankings in February of last year, it took Mboko just 357 days to secure her place in the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old became the fastest player to achieve that feat since three-time major champion Jennifer Capriati in 1990.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/navratilova-warns-victoria-mboko-just-getting-started-after-meteoric-rise\">Tennis icon warns Victoria Mboko is \u2018just getting started\u2019 after \u2018meteoric\u2019 rise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/indian-wells-open-victoria-mboko-backing-wimbledon-runner-up-eugenie-bouchard\">Victoria Mboko told \u2018the sky\u2019s the limit\u2019 ahead of Indian Wells Open debut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now she has moved up to No 9 in the live rankings after winning her opening match against Kimberly Birrell in the Indian Wells Open.<\/p>\n<p>Mboko\u2019s 6-4 7-6(5) win was hard fought, with the young Canadian pushed all the way in a tight contest, with the teenager insisting she is keeping a level head despite her impressively rapid rise up the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a person who always likes to take it day by day, whether I win or lose,\u201d said Mboko.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of girls who are playing really great tennis, and I\u2019m really thankful to be where I am. It\u2019s a nice feeling, but there\u2019s still a lot more to learn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I step on the court, I try to just see them as playing another person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything can, of course, happen. You just have to believe in yourself. Of course, after the match, you kind of start to realize their accomplishments, and they\u2019ve had so many great feats, so it\u2019s really fun to share the court with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former WTA Tour player Nathalie Tauziat is working with Mboko and the youngster praised the impact she has had on her game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like she\u2019s trying to work with what I have to my advantage and not trying to kind of make me play like her,\u201d added Mboko, as she spoke about her coach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s nice for her to give her outlook on it because she was a former player and she has a different perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With limited ranking points to defend from this time last year, Mboko has a big chance to make even more progress into the top 10 over the course of the current event at Indian Wells and then at the WTA 1000 Miami Open later this month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/emma-raducanu-rankings-breakthrough-indian-wells-win\">Emma Raducanu closing on a major rankings breakthrough after crushing Indian Wells win<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Mboko\u2019s stunning ranking rise continues after opening Indian Wells win Kevin Palmer 06 Mar 2026 10:00 PM Victoria Mboko celebrates Victoria Mboko\u2019s\u00a0ranking did not earn her direct entry into the elite events in the women\u2019s game this time last year, but now she is continuing to make a move through the top 10. 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