Sixth-seeded Amanda Anisimova will face tenth-seeded Victoria Mboko in the fourth round of the 2026 BNP Paribas Open. After getting a bye in the first round, Anisimova opened her campaign with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 win over Anna Blinkova in the second round, followed by a 6-1, 6-1 win against the 25th-seeded Emma Raducanu in the third round.
Mboko got a bye in the first round as well, and she began her campaign with a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Kimberly Birrell in the second round, followed by a 6-4, 6-1 win over 23rd-seeded Anna Kalinskaya in the third round.
Match Details: Amanda Anisimova vs Victoria Mboko at Indian Wells
Date:Â March 10, 2026
Tournament:Â BNP Paribas Open 2026
Round:Â Fourth round (Round of 16)
Venue:Â Indian Wells Tennis Garden, California, USA
Surface:Â Outdoor hard
Category:Â WTA 1000
Live Telecast:Â Tennis Channel, Sky Sports, TSN
Anisimova vs Mboko Head-to-Head
The head-to-head is 0-0, as the upcoming match will be the first between the two on the WTA Tour.
Anisimova has a 9-4 win-loss record this year so far, with her best result coming in Dubai, where she won against the likes of Barbora Krejcikova, Janice Tjen, and Mirra Andreeva, before losing to eventual champion Jessica Pegula. She also had a quarterfinal run at the Australian Open, where once again, she was beaten by Pegula.
Mboko, on the other hand, has started the year in red-hot form, winning 15 of the 19 matches she has played. She has already had two runner-up finishes this year, at the Adelaide International and the Qatar Open.
In Adelaide, she beat the likes of Beatriz Haddad Maia, Anna Kalinskaya, Madison Keys, and Kimberly Birrell to reach the final, where she lost to Kalinskaya. Mboko reached a second career WTA 1000 final in Doha with wins over Andreeva, Elena Rybakina, and Jelena Ostapenko, but lost to Karolina Muchová in the title clash.
Anisimova vs Mboko Prediction
Anisimova has won 74% of her first-serve points and 53% of her second-serve points in the first two matches she has played in Indian Wells this year. Her serve has been broken four times in two matches, but the American player has converted 13 of the 19 break-point opportunities she has faced.
Mboko, on the other hand, is slightly ahead of Anisimova in first serve, as the Canadian player won 79% of her first-serve points, but is marginally behind in second serve, winning 51% of the points behind that shot. Like Anisimova, she has been broken 4 times in two matches but has converted 8 of the 11 break-point opportunities she created.
The upcoming match has the potential to feature many service breaks, and therefore, the player who makes the bold play in break-point situations will have the upper hand. For Anisimova, it is imperative to have a higher win rate behind her first serve, whereas it will serve Mboko well if she can add variety to her shots, including bringing Anisimova to the net.
The PFSN Simulator has put Mboko as the marginal favorite with a 51% win probability, but given Anisimova’s ranking and form, we feel that she can get it done in three sets.
Pick- Anisimova to win in three sets
