{"id":7159,"date":"2026-01-15T21:43:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/wta-roundup-madison-keys-emma-raducanu-ousted-in-australia-tourneys\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T21:43:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T16:43:55","slug":"wta-roundup-madison-keys-emma-raducanu-ousted-in-australia-tourneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/wta-roundup-madison-keys-emma-raducanu-ousted-in-australia-tourneys\/","title":{"rendered":"WTA roundup: Madison Keys, Emma Raducanu ousted in Australia tourneys"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"Tennis:Mar 21, 2025; Miami, FL, USA; Madison Keys (USA) hits a volley against Elina Avanesyan (ARM)(not pictured) on day four of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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Canada’s Victoria Mboko ousted defending champion and No. 2 seed Madison Keys 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Adelaide International on Thursday in Australia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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For the 19-year-old Mboko, the No. 8 seed, the win was the second over a top 10 player in her career. The one-hour, 53-minute match was her third three-set win of the week. As for Keys, she committed 41 unforced errors and saved only half of the 12 break points she faced.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In the semis, Mboko will meet Kimberly Birrell of Australia, who needed just over three hours to defeat Jaqueline Cristian of Romania in three sets.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The second semifinal will feature No. 9 seed Diana Shnaider, who upset No. 6 seed Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-3, against fellow Russian Mirra Andreeva. The No. 3 seed Andreeva defeated Maya Joint of Australia 6-2, 6-0.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Taylah Preston, an Australian home-favorite wild card ranked No. 204 in the world, crushed No. 1 seed Emma Raducanu 6-2, 6-4 after a long rain delay to reach her first WTA semifinal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Preston, 20, had won only one WTA Tour-level match in her career before this week at Hobart. She earlier defeated No. 5 seed Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in Hobart, and against Raducanu, hit 21 winners to her opponent’s nine.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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No. 3 seed Iva Jovic defeated No. 8 seed Magda Linette of Poland in three sets that lasted almost three hours and will take on Preston in the semis.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In the other semifinal, Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Croatian Antonia Ruzic will meet. Both played easy two-set matches, with Cocciaretto defeating Anna Bondar of Hungary and Ruzic knocking out Serbian Olga Danilovic.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n


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