VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS FROM ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL SEMIFINALS SHOWS: ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 16, 2026) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions before use) MIRRA ANDREEVA V DIANA SHNAIDER FIRST SET 1. SHNAIDER SERVES / WINS RALLY AND POINT 2. SHNAIDER SERVES / ANDREEVA HITS CLEVER SHOT TO WIN POINT 3. SHNAIDER SERVES / HITS BALL INTO NET / HANDS ANDREEVA OPENING SET 4. ANDREEVA CELEBRATES WITH FIST PUMP SECOND SET 5. ANDREEVA SERVES / WINS RALLY WITH VOLLEY 6. ANDREEVA SERVES / WINS GAME WITH BACKHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE 7. SHNAIDER SERVES / ANDREEVA WINS POINT AND THE MATCH 8. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT NET KIMBERLY BIRRELL V VICTORIA MBOKO FIRST SET 9. MBOKO SERVES / HITS FOREHAND WINNER TO WIN RALLY AND FIRST SET SECOND SET 10. BIRRELL SERVES / MBOKO HITS FOREHAND WINNER DOWN THE LINE TO WIN GAME 11. BIRRELL SERVES / MBOKO HITS ANOTHER POWERFUL WINNER TO BRING UP MATCH POINT 12. BIRRELL SERVES / MBOKO WINS MATCH POINT WITH SHOT DOWN THE LINE 13. PLAYERS SHAKE HANDS AT NET. STORY: Third seed Mirra Andreeva and eighth seed Victoria Mboko are through to the final of the Adelaide International after dominant victories in their respective semifinal matches on Friday (January, 16). Despite a slow start and trailing 3-0 in the opening set to Diana Shnaider, Andreeva won the next five games to win the first 6-3, before going on to claim the second set 6-2. The tournament decider will mark her fifth career final and first down under. Meanwhile, her next opponent Victoria Mboko proved too strong for Australian Kimberly Birrell. The hard-hitting Canadian eased to victory 6-2, 6-1. (Production: Lucy Thomson)
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