Adelaide Tournament: Andreyeva Claims First WTA 500 Title, Mahach Wins Men's Singles

On January 17th Beijing time, the WTA 500 Adelaide event concluded its women's singles final, where third seed Andreyeva defeated Canadian player Mboko 6-3, 6-1 to claim the championship, ending a 10-month title drought. Despite falling behind 0-3 early in the first set, she rallied to win nine consecutive games and sealed the match in just 64 minutes. Andreyeva's world ranking surpassed Paolini's, reaching a career-high seventh place.

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At just 18 years old, Andreyeva secured her fourth WTA Tour title and her first at the WTA 500 level. After the match, she humorously credited her team at the trophy ceremony: "As for the credit, I think the team comes second since I was the one sweating and training hard!" She then sincerely thanked her team and mother for their support, praising herself for being "brave enough" at crucial moments.

For Mboko, this marked her first loss in three tour finals appearances, but her impressive performance this week boosted her world ranking to 16th, a personal best. Mboko eliminated second seed and defending champion Keys in the quarterfinals, showing strong form at the start of the year, and is set to make her Australian Open debut next.

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In the subsequent ATP 250 Adelaide men's singles final, Mahach defeated Ambel 6-4, 6-7(2), 6-2 to take the title. Czech tennis witnessed a historic moment as Mahach and Menšík, who won in Auckland the same week, set a record — this is the first time since 1982, when Rendl and Šmíd achieved it, that two Czech male players have won ATP Tour titles in the same week.

"In the deciding set, I stayed highly focused, increased my aggression, and served well," the Czech star said excitedly after the match. "After battling injuries, lifting this trophy feels amazing!" With the ranking points from this win, he jumped 11 places to 24th in the world.

(Text and editing by Wang Fei, photos by Visual China)