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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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Number three in the ATP rankings Alexander Zverev He reached the quarter-finals of the 2026 Australian Open, played on the hard courts of Melbourne Park.
In the fourth round of the major, Zverev confidently defeated the representative of Argentina in three sets Francisco Cherundolo (ATR 21) in 2 hours 12 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/16 finals
Alexander Zverev (Germany) [3] – Francisco Cherundolo (Argentina) [18] – 6:2, 6:4, 6:4
Zverev played against Cherundolo for the sixth time and defeated his opponent for the third time.
Last year Alexander lost to Jannik Sinner in the Australian Open final. Zverev’s next opponent will be either Daniil Medvedev or Lerner Thien.
Zverev became the second quarterfinalist of AO-2026. Previously, Carlos Alcaraz reached this stage by beating Tommy Paul.
Photo gallery of the match
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The first racket of the world, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, broke Serbian Novak Djokovic’s record for the number of tiebreakers won in a row at Grand Slam tournaments, OptaAce reports on social networks.
On Saturday, Sabalenka beat Canada’s Victoria Mboko 6-1, 7-6 (7-1) to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Sabalenka won her 20th consecutive tiebreaker at Grand Slam tournaments and set a new record, surpassing Djokovic’s achievement (19).
“I’m upset now,” Djokovic responded to the record on social networks.
In the next round of competition, Sabalenka will meet with 18-year-old American Iva Jovic.
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The men’s singles draw for the last 16 matches at the 2026 Australian Open will be held on January 25.
They will enter the Margaret Court Arena at approximately 09:30 Kyiv time. Daniil Medvedev (ATR 12) and Lerner Tien (USA, ATP 29).
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This will be the fourth head-to-head meeting between the rivals. The score is 2:1 in Tien’s favor.
The winner of the match will face Alexander Zverev or Francisco Cherundolo in the quarter-finals.
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