Tennis
The final matches of the WTA 500 Adelaide and WTA 250 Hobart tournaments have been announced.
On January 16, semi-final matches were held in the Australian tough tournaments. WTA 500 in Adelaide And WTA 250 in Hobart.
Mirra Andreeva (WTA 8) and Victoria Mboko (Canada, WTA 17) will compete for the cup in the 500 meters race in Adelaide. Andreeva defeated Diana Schneider (WTA 23) and Mboko defeated Kimberly Birrell (Australia, WTA 107).
Victoria has reached its third final at Tour level and will be competing for its third trophy. In 2025, Mboko became the champion of the thousand mile race in Montreal and the WTA 250 competition in Hong Kong.
Mboko had never played with Andreeva before. The final in Adelaide will take place on January 17 and will start at around 04:00 Kyiv time.
WTA 500 Adelaide. 1/2 final
🏳️Mirra Andreeva [3] – 🏳️Diana Schneider [9] – 6:3, 6:2
Kimberly Birrell- Victoria Mboko [8] – 2:6, 1:6
Video review of the match Kimberley Birrell-Victoria Mboko
In the competition held in Hobart, Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy, WTA 80) and Iva Jovic (USA, WTA 30) reached the final. In the semi-finals, Cocciaretto eliminated Antonija Ruzic (Croatia, WTA 71) and Jovic defeated Tayla Preston (Australia, WTA 204).
Elisabetta will make her third final at Tour level and compete for her second trophy (the only title by an Italian on Lausanne venues). In 2023, Cocciaretto reached the Hobart final, where she lost to Lauren Davis.
Iva reached the second WTA tournament final of her career. He became the 500 meters champion in Guadalajara last season.
Cocciaretto and Jovic will face each other for the first time. The final is scheduled for January 17 and will start around 04:00 Kyiv time.
WTA 250 Hobart. 1/2 final
Talia Preston [WC] – Iva Jovic [3]
Elisabetta Cocciaretto [Q] – Antonia Ruzic
Video review of the match Talia Preston – Iva Jovic
Video review of the match Elisabetta Cocciaretto – Antonia Ruzic
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American Jovic, at the age of 18, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, where she will play Sabalenka.
American tennis player Iva Jovic has reached the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia.
In the 1/8 final match, Jovich, who received the 29th seed, beat the representative of Kazakhstan, Yulia Putintseva, with a score of 6:0, 6:1. The meeting lasted 54 minutes.
According to Opta Ace, 18-year-old Jovic repeated the result of her eminent compatriot Venus Williams from 1998, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open in women’s singles without losing games. Earlier, the young athlete knocked out the representative of the top 10, Italian Jasmine Paolini, from the tournament bracket. In the next round of the competition, Jovic will play against world number one Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus.
Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million
Women. Fourth circle
Iva Jovic (USA, 29) – Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – 6:0, 6:1
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The last 16 matches of the 2026 Australian Open will be played in the first half of the women’s singles on January 25.
They started fighting at 07:00. Coco Gauff (USA, WTA 3) and Carolina Muchova (Czech Republic, WTA 19).
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This is the fifth head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 4:0 in favor of Coco.
The winner of the fight will face Elina Svitolina or Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals.
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18-year-old Jovich swept Putintseva off the field and reached the quarter-finals of the Aus Open
18 year old American tennis player Iva Jovic (WTA 27), reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australian Open.
In the fourth round, the young American defeated the representative of Kazakhstan. Yulia Putintseva (WTA 94) in 53 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/8 final
Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) – Iva Jovic (AMERICA) [29] – 0:6, 1:6
Jovic had her first head-to-head match against Putintseva. Her next opponent will be world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Victoria Mboko in their fourth round match.
Iva reached the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam tournament for the first time in her career. This will also be Jovic’s fourth quarter-final at Tour level.
Besides Putintseva, Jovic also beat Katie Volynets, Priscilla Hong and Jasmine Paolini in Melbourne. He has 11 wins in 2026 (Auckland semi-final and Hobart final) – his best figure on the Tour.
Iva became the youngest tennis player to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open women’s singles without losing a set since Venus Williams in 1998.
Jovic also became the youngest tennis player to reach the quarter-finals in her first three tournaments in the calendar year since Maria Sharapova in 2005.
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American Jovic, at the age of 18, reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time, where she will play Sabalenka.
Coco Gauff – Carolina Muchova. Watch online. Live broadcast
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