Miami Open Prediction: Victoria Mboko vs Karolina Muchova
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The Line: Betting Odds: Victoria Mboko -111 / Karolina Muchova -118
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Victoria Mboko beat Mirra Andreeva in the round of the 16 Miami Open, with the match taking 29 games to decide. Mboko edged out Andreeva in the opening set tiebreak, which lasted an hour, and although Andreeva leveled the match by being the only one to break serve in the second set, Mboko established clear daylight in the decider, where she completed a bagel set (6-0) in 33 minutes to clinch a three-set victory.In the victory, Mboko hit 8 aces and accumulated 10 double faults. Mboko landed 69% of first serves in play and won 80% of first serve points (51/64). Mboko won 41% of second serve points (12/29) and saved three of four break points on her serve. This is her first quarterfinal at the Miami Open. Before this, Mboko had knocked out Anna Blinkova and Anastasia Zakharova without the loss of a set.
Karolina Muchova continued her fine run of form at WTA 1000s. Having captured the biggest title of her career in Doha last month, Muchova is through to the quarterfinals of the Miami Open for the first time, thanks to wins over Camila Osorio, Katie Boulter and more recently, against the Philippines’ rising star Alexandra Eala.
The win over Eala took just 14 games to decide, as Muchova routinely beat the Filipina in straight sets in an hour. Muchova landed 69% of first serves in play and won 80% of first serve points (20/25). She won 73% of second serve points (8/11) and did not face a break point on her serve. Muchova improves to 17-3 for the season and is inching closer to a Top 10 return.

