The North American stars are shining bright in Florida this week, with every quarterfinal match at the 2026 Miami Open featuring at least one athlete from the US or Canada.
As Saturday's finale nears in what's been a notably rainy East Coast stop to the annual Sunshine Double, a trio of US stars — world No. 4 Coco Gauff, No. 5 Jessica Pegula, and No. 45 Hailey Baptiste — plus Canada's No. 9 Victoria Mboko all advanced to the tournament's final eight on Monday.
Hot off her Round of 32 ousting of No. 8 Elina Svitolina on Sunday, Baptiste qualified for her first-ever WTA 1000 quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-4 Monday win over No. 24 Jeļena Ostapenko in the Round of 16.
"I've been here for a while, everybody pretty much knows what I can do and it's time for me to show it," the 24-year-old said following her Monday victory.
Baptiste will next face No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday, with No. 2 Elena Rybakina, No. 12 Belinda Bencic, and No. 14 Karolína Muchová rounding out the quarterfinals field.
"I've been watching her game," Sabalenka said prior to what will be her first-ever meeting with Baptiste. "She's playing really great tennis — great serving, great variety — and it's going to be a great battle."
How to watch the 2026 Miami Open quarterfinals
Mboko and Muchová will kick off the 2026 Miami Open quarterfinals at 2 PM ET on Tuesday, before Bencic battles Gauff at 7 PM ET.
Baptiste's clash with Sabalenka and Rybakina vs. Pegula will cap the quarterfinal round on Wednesday, with times still to be determined.
Live coverage of the Miami Open airs on the Tennis Channel.
