ADELAIDE — Canada’s Victoria Mboko is onto the Adelaide International women’s tennis final. The 19-year-old from Toronto defeated Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals on Thursday to advance. Mboko fired eight aces and had three double faults in the tune-up tournament ahead of the Australian Open. She also broke on five of her seven chances and won 80 per cent of her first-serve points. Birrell was held without an ace and a break point in the match. The eighth-seeded Mboko will next face third-seeded Russian Mirra Andreeva on Friday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 15, 2026. The Canadian Press
