Emma Raducanu taking on Emma Navarro or the sensational Victoria Mboko coming up against World No. 11 Paula Badosa. Who do you think will advance to the next stage of the event?
WTA Miami Day 4 Predictions
Emma Navarro vs Emma Raducanu
Head-to-head: First meeting
Emma Raducanu has been relatively healthy this season and yet the results kind of aren’t coming. The Brit won just one match in her five previous events coming into Miami and is facing a tough challenge here in Emma Navarro. On the one hand, it’s one of the easiest Top 10 players she could have landed and not someone with a crazy high ceiling. But Navarro is a relentless baseliner and you need to deliver the quality to beat her. Raducanu hasn’t been showing enough lately.
Prediction: Navarro in 3
Diana Shnaider vs Anna Blinkova
Head-to-head: Shnaider 1-0
It’s not that Diana Shnaider’s form has been horrible this season; she just hasn’t made the kind of impact you’d expect. 7-7 record, only one quarterfinal – her Miami second-round opponent Anna Blinkova has already posted two despite being ranked over 70 spots lower. But the 20-year-old is too talented for this to continue. This isn’t a perfect bounce-back opportunity, as Blinkova has a lot of upset potential, but the lefty is the favorite in this big-hitting all-Russian duel.
Prediction: Shnaider in 3
Victoria Mboko vs Paula Badosa
Head-to-head: First meeting
Is anybody on the planet in better form than Victoria Mboko this year? The 18-year-old has already picked up five ITF titles in 2025 and holds a 28-1 record after defeating Camila Osorio in the opening round here. Of course, she is very much untested at this level. But after Paula Badosa retired in the Merida quarterfinals and skipped Indian Wells, it doesn’t seem impossible for her to grab a big win here. She plays like Alycia Parks with a margin for error, and that’s a deadly combo.
Prediction: Mboko in 3
Iga Swiatek vs Caroline Garcia
Head-to-head: Swiatek 5-1
Caroline Garcia used to be considered one of the trickiest opponents for Iga Swiatek, particularly after she dismantled the Pole’s serve in Warsaw three years ago. But now the Frenchwoman hasn’t been in top shape for a while and even took a small break at the end of last season. Her level isn’t quite there yet, which was visible in their clash in Indian Wells two weeks ago. While the Miami conditions will make things closer, not by this much.
Prediction: Swiatek in 2
