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break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Victoria Mboko tosses the ball during her service motion.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Victoria Mboko and Mirra Andreeva\u2019s rivalry has started to blossom in 2026, though once again it was the Canadian who triumphed in their latest showdown at the Miami Open.<\/p>\n<p>The pair \u2014 who are playing doubles together in Miami this week \u2014 met in the Adelaide International final in January, won by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/mirra-andreeva\">Andreeva<\/a>, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/victoria-mboko\">Mboko<\/a> earned revenge with victory when they did battle at the Qatar Open in February.<\/p>\n<p>It was the Canadian who prevailed when the two met for the third time this season on Monday afternoon, with Mboko handing her Russian rival a final-set bagel in a 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-0 victory to reach the quarter-final of the Miami Open for the first time.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/wim-fissette-comments-iga-swiatek-split-miami-open\">Miami Open: Iga Swiatek\u2019s ex-coach Wim Fissette makes \u2018wanted more\u2019 comment after split<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-shock-miami-open-loss-sebastian-korda-justine-henin\">Carlos Alcaraz \u2018will benefit\u2019 from shock Miami Open loss as tennis icon issues \u2018simply human\u2019 verdict<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I think it was just the belief at the end,\u201d said Mboko, speaking to <em>Sky Sports<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I could tell at the end, especially in the third set, we were both really tired. I think it was just a matter of some different points that could really have changed the match around, and carry some momentum for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried really my hardest to try to convert as much as I possibly could, I think that\u2019s just what helped me at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mboko\u2019s run to the quarter-final follows on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/victoria-mboko-indian-wells-prize-money-ranking-points-revealed-after-exit\">from her run to the last eight of Indian Wells a fortnight ago<\/a>, and she is now the youngest woman to reach the quarter-final at both \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 events since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with her place in the last eight secured, the 19-year-old could be eyeing up the chance to achieve a further career breakthrough at the event.<\/p>\n<h2>How Mboko can achieve WTA Rankings rise<\/h2>\n<p>Mboko currently sits at a career-high of ninth in the WTA Rankings, and remains at ninth in the Live WTA Rankings following her victory over Andreeva on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-jasmine-paolini-elina-svitolina-iva-jovic-points-prize-money\">with both world No 7 Jasmine Paolini and world No 8 Elina Svitolina out of the tournament, exiting in the third round<\/a>, the Canadian now has the opportunity to seal yet another career-high ranking this week.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old provisionally holds 3,531 points in the Live WTA Rankings, up 180 points from her official tally of 3,351 points.<\/p>\n<p>Mboko has earned 215 points for reaching the quarter-final of the WTA 1000 event, while she only had 35 points to defend from reaching round two in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>In the Live WTA Rankings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/elina-svitolina\">Svitolina<\/a> is projected to drop 55 points to 3,965 points, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jasmine-paolini\">Paolini<\/a> is set to drop 325 points to sit on 3,907 points next week.<\/p>\n<p>Should Mboko win her quarter-final against 13th seed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/karolina-muchova\">Karolina Muchova<\/a> and reach the semi-final this week, she would hold 3,706 points, which would not be enough to overtake either Paolini or Svitolina.<\/p>\n<p>However, should the Canadian progress any further, she would have done enough to overtake both women \u2014 and reach a new high of world No 7 in the WTA Rankings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/karolina-muchova-hails-victoria-mboko-incredible-week-qatar-open-run\">Mboko\u2019s quarter-final against Muchova will be a rematch of the Qatar Open final won by the Czech back in February<\/a>, and the 13th seed has again been in impressive form this week.<\/p>\n<p>However, conditions in Miami have so far been well-suited to Mboko\u2019s game, making this last-eight showdown tough to call.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victoria Mboko\u2019s projected Miami Open ranking points<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Champion<\/strong>: 4,316<br \/>\n<strong>Finalist<\/strong>: 3,966<br \/>\n<strong>Semi-final<\/strong>: 3,706<br \/>\n<strong>Quarter-final<\/strong>: 3,531<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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