Miami Open shakeups
The Miami Open hit the final eight: Victoria Mboko beat Mirra Andreeva in three sets to reach the quarters and Coco Gauff advanced past Peyton Parks — both are now on track for potential first Miami titles. (olympics.com) On the ATP side, Sebastian Korda pulled a stunner by beating World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in a headline upset during second‑week play. (perfect-tennis.com) (x.com)
Victoria Mboko closed out her Round of 16 clash 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-0, winning 105 points to Andreeva’s 92 and finishing the match in roughly 2 hours 24 minutes while converting three breaks in the decider. (sofascore.com) Mboko, the No. 10 seed in Miami, is scheduled to face Karolína Muchová — a rematch of the Doha final in which Muchová beat Mboko 6-4, 7-5 on Feb. 14, 2026 — with Muchová entered as the 13th seed at the Miami Open. (tennisratio.com) Coco Gauff’s third-round opponent was Alycia Parks (not “Peyton”), and Gauff recovered from a 3-6 first set to win 3-6, 6-0, 6-1, saving 14 of 16 break points and closing the match in about 1 hour 50 minutes. (tennis.com) The win moved Gauff — seeded No. 4 in Miami — into the Round of 16 for the fourth time in her career and set up a meeting with Sorana Cîrstea for a place in the quarterfinals. (wtatennis.com) Sebastian Korda’s upset over World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz went 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 in 2 hours 19 minutes, with Korda landing 75% of his first serves in the opening set and improving to 2–4 in their head‑to‑head. (atptour.com) Korda was ranked No. 36 at the time, became the lowest-ranked man to beat Alcaraz in Miami since David Goffin last year, and now advances to face either 14th seed Karen Khachanov or qualifier Martín Landaluce in the fourth round. (atptour.com) Alcaraz’s Miami exit followed a semifinal loss to Daniil Medvedev at Indian Wells earlier in the fortnight and arrives after he completed a career Grand Slam at the Australian Open in January, underscoring a busy early season for the top seed. (atptour.com)
