{"id":1835268,"date":"2026-03-19T18:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1835268"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:03:30","slug":"teenage-prodigy-moise-kouame-66-in-atp-rankings-as-he-makes-history-with-miami-open-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1835268","title":{"rendered":"Teenage prodigy Moise Kouame +66 in ATP Rankings as he makes history with Miami Open 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\">Teenage prodigy Moise Kouame +66 in ATP Rankings as he makes history with Miami Open 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\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm 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               <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>French prodigy Moise Kouame made history and ensured he will make a big jump in the ATP Rankings with his opening round victory at the 2026 Miami Open.<\/p>\n<p>Kouame, who is competing as a wildcard in Miami, fought back to earn a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 win against world No 96 Zachary Svajda at the Hard Rock Stadium in a contest lasting two hours and 17 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old, who is making his Masters 1000 debut, called for the physio after sealing the win having received treatment after the second set and during the third set.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman, who turned 17 on March 6, is the youngest ATP player to win a match in the history of the Miami Open, and the first player born in 2009 or later to win an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> match.<\/p>\n<p>Kouame is also the youngest player to win a Masters 1000 match since a 16-year-old Rafael Nadal at the 2003 Hamburg Masters.<\/p>\n<p>Against Svajda, Kouame saved 10 of the 12 break points he faced and registered 30 winners to 32 unforced errors \u2014 including 11 aces and 11 double faults.<\/p>\n<p>He will play world No 21 Jiri Lehecka in the second round in Miami.<\/p>\n<h2>Miami Open News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/has-daniil-medvedev-overtaken-novak-djokovic-best-player-behind-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner\"><strong>Daniil Medvedev named third-best player right now ahead of Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/atp-miami-open-predictions-2026-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-daniil-medvedev\"><strong>ATP Miami Open Predictions: Carlos Alcaraz vs Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev continues resurgence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ATPTour.com ahead of his debut in Miami, Kouame outlined his huge ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to be world No 1 and win lots of Grand Slam [titles]. This is what I am training for,\u201d Kouame said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow it\u2019s a dream, and I hope later it won\u2019t be \u2014 but it will be real.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also revealed that his idol was 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy idol was Novak Djokovic growing up. I was just so amazed when I was watching him play \u2014 his style and resilience was just unbelievable,\u201d added the 17-year-old.<\/p>\n<h2>How has Kouame\u2019s win affected his ATP ranking?<\/h2>\n<p>Kouame started the Miami Open at a career-high ranking of world No 385, and he has increased his points total to 151 with his opening round win.<\/p>\n<p>This has seen Kouame soar 66 places to a new projected career-best position of 319th in the Live ATP Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>If Kouame were to claim a huge upset against Lehecka in the second round, he would break into the top 300 for the first time and rise to a projected 291st place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/moise-kouame-compares-himself-novak-djokovic-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner\">Rising French star says he has \u2018a bit of Djokovic, Alcaraz, Sinner and Monfils\u2019 in his game<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teenage prodigy Moise Kouame +66 in ATP Rankings as he makes history with Miami Open win Ewan West 19 Mar 2026 6:03 PM Moise Kouame celebrates French prodigy Moise Kouame made history and ensured he will make a big jump in the ATP Rankings with his opening round victory at the 2026 Miami Open. 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