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Favorites to win Davis Cup 2023: Why Serbia and Italy arrive as contenders | Sports New Spain

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November 20, 2023

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Favorites to win Davis Cup 2023: Why Serbia and Italy arrive as contenders | Sports New Spain

He tennis will have a new nation crowned world champion this week in Malaga, with his definition Davis Cup Finals to be played by November 21 to 26.

stars like Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Andy Murray and Félix Auger-Aliassime They will be in southern Spain to try and give their country the title in this competition in which Canada is defending the title which they achieved by defeating Australia in the 2022 final.

However, the North American team is not the favorite this time, but Serbia and Italy They appear to be candidates in the previous round.

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The favorites to win the Davis Cup 2023: Why are Serbia and Italy candidates?

The only two top ten who will be in Malaga is Serbian Novak Djokovic and Italian Jannik Sinnertwo fives of 2023 and with great relevance playing indoors and on a hard pitch, the conditions we will have in Spain.

The remaining rivals have only three top 25s: Alex de Minaur from Australia, Cameron Norrie of Great Britain and Talon Greekspur from the Netherlands, while as the sixth best ranked singles player already appears Lorenzo Musetti from Italy (27th ATP), and among the top 10 of this Davis is Laszlo Jere from Serbia (33rd).

This gives the Serbs and Italians first players who are clear candidates to win their match and second players who can compete on equal terms against any opponent or who are also favorites against the second team player of the opposing team. In addition, they also have profitable alternatives, such as e.g Dusan Lajovic and Miomir Kecmanovic in Serbia, and Matteo Arnaldi and Lorenzo Sonego in Italy.

Serbia to debut against Great Britain in the quarter-finals and Italy to play the Netherlandsin duels in which the doubles appear to lean towards their opponents but in singles they have more hierarchyand if they qualify, they will face each other in the semi-finals to decide the tournament with Finland, Australia, Canada or the Czech Republic, in a definition in which they would be more favorites than ever.

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TO Canada In 2022 Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil brought it to success, but this time neither Shapovalov nor Pospisil are there. and Auger-Aliassime, although champion in Basel a few weeks ago, is not the same in 2022, with just six wins between March and October.

The Czech Republic, with the youth and irregularity of Jiri Lehecka, Tomas Machac and Jakub Mensik, Finland with Emil Ruusuvuori as the only player at 150 and Australia They also don’t look solid enough to be favored, with weaker singles than Serbia or Italy and also less experienced in settings like this.

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Adelaide tournament Victoria Mboko advances to final

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January 16, 2026

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Adelaide tournament Victoria Mboko advances to final

Victoria Mboko did not last long on the field in the semi-final of the Adelaide tournament, Friday in Australia.

The 19-year-old Canadian defeated local favorite Kimberly Birrell in just 59 minutes of play, 6-2, 6-1.

Mboko, 17^e player in the world, slammed eight aces against none for her opponent, 107^e world racket.

In the final, the Torontonian will face the winner of the other semi-final, which pits Russian Mirra Andreeva, third seed, against her compatriot Diana Schnaider.

The duel was short-lived, since Mboko was never broken and she only offered a break point to her opponent, who was unable to take advantage of it.

PHOTO MICHAEL ERREY, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Victoria Mboko returns a ball to Australia’s Kimberly Birrell during their women’s singles semi-final at the Adelaide International tennis tournament.

On the other hand, the Canadian broke Birrell five times in seven occasions. She also won 80% of points played on her first serve and an impressive 86% of points played on her second serve.

His dominance on serve was unquestionable, with Birrell winning only 47% of the points contested on his first ball.

Both players committed three double faults.

Thanks to this victory, Mboko will climb to at least 16^e world ranking following the tournament. A victory in the final would allow him to enter the top 15.

This competition in Adelaide serves as preparation for the Australian Open, which will take off on Sunday. In the first round, Mboko will face Australian Emerson Jones, 155^e player in the world.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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Semi-final matches of WTA 500 in Adelaide and WTA 250 in Hobart have been announced

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January 15, 2026

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Semi-final matches of WTA 500 in Adelaide and WTA 250 in Hobart have been announced

Quarter-final matches were held in challenging tournaments on January 15 WTA 500 in Adelaide And WTA 250 in Hobart.

Last year’s champion Madison Keys, who placed second in the 500 meters race in Adelaide, lost to Victoria MBoko, who will compete with Kimberly Birrell in her next race. The Australian eliminated Jacqueline Christian.

In another semi-final match, “neutrals” Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider will compete. Unfortunately, Maya Joynt and Emma Navarro lost their matches.

WTA 500 Adelaide. 1/4 final

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🏳️Mirra Andreeva [3] – Ayla Tomljanovic [WC] – 6:2, 6:0
🏳️Diana Schneider [9] – Emma Navarro [6] – 6:3, 6:3

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Kimberly Birrell- Jacqueline Christian [Q] – 5:7, 6:1, 7:5
Victoria Mboko [8] – Madison Keys [2] – 6:4, 4:6, 6:2

WTA 500 Adelaide. Semi-final matches

🏳️Mirra Andreeva [3] – 🏳️Diana Schneider [9]
Kimberly Birrell- Victoria Mboko [8]

Video review of match day in Adelaide

First seed Emma Raducanu lost to Tayla Preston in the 1/4 final stage in Hobart. The Australian representative will face third-seeded Iva Jovic in the semi-finals – the American eliminated Magda Linett.

Elisabetta Cocciaretto defeated Anna Bondar and Antonija Ruzic defeated Olga Danilovic. Anna and Antonia will meet in the lower group in the semi-finals.

WTA 250 Hobart. 1/4 final

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Emma Raducanu [1] – Talia Preston [WC] – 2:6, 4:6
Iva Jovic [3] – Magda Linette [8] – 6:3, 6:7 (5:7), 6:2

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Anna Bondar- Elisabetta Cocciaretto [Q] – 2:6, 2:6
Antonia Ruzic – Olga Danilovich – 6:3, 6:3

Video review of match day in Hobart

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Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.

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Adelaide tournament Victoria Mboko advances to semi-final

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17 hours ago

January 15, 2026

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Adelaide tournament Victoria Mboko advances to semi-final

(Adelaide) Canadian Victoria Mboko scored her second career victory against a player from top 10Thursday, winning 6-4, 4-6 and 6-2 against the American Madison Keys to reach the semi-finals of the Adelaide tournament.

Mboko (17^e), who is looking for a third WTA title, will cross swords with Australian Kimberly Birrell (107^e). Mboko defeated Birrell in Montreal, en route to the National Bank Open title last summer, in their only other duel on the circuit.

Mboko had previously defeated the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia (59^e) and the Russian Anna Kalinskaya (33^e) in Adelaide. This is her first tournament since Hong Kong, which she won in November 2025.

Keys (ninth) had won his last 11 matches in this tournament, winning the title last year. She also triumphed there in 2022. Last year, she then continued her momentum to lift the Australian Open trophy.

After suffering three breaks in the second set, Mboko was solid in the third set with balls in hand, giving Keys no break opportunities. In particular, she won 73% of the rallies with her second ball during the third round.

Mboko won 93 of 180 points (52%) in this match.

Source: lapresse

Nancy

I am a sports journalist who has worked in print and online. I have authored articles for a sports website and have covered sports news for over 6 years.