By The Canadian Press

Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime advance at Indian Wells tennis tournament

Mar 6, 2026 | 1:26 PM

INDIAN WELLS — Canada’s Victoria Mboko is on to the third round of the Indian Wells tournament.

The 19-year-old from Toronto defeated Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Friday in second-round women’s singles tennis action.

Mboko had seven aces to five double faults and broke on five of her seven chances.

The 10th-seeded Mboko also won 69 per cent of first-serve points.

Birrell had two aces to four double faults and converted four of her seven breakpoint opportunities.

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She won just 54 per cent of first-serve points.

Meanwhile, Félix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal defeated wild card Gael Monfils of France 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 in a match that took two hours 17 minutes to play.

The ninth-seeded Canadian will play the winner of a match between 17th-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev and Gabriel Diallo of Montreal.

Against Monfils, Auger-Aliassime finished with 14 aces, four double faults, 34 winners and 29 unforced errors. Monfils had 12 aces, five double faults, 31 winners and 21 unforced errors.

The Canadian saved two break points and won two of five. Monfils saved three of five break points and won none of the two opportunities he had.

Later Friday, Canadian Denis Shapovalov was scheduled to play Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2026.

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