With just days remaining before the Australian Open, four women will vie to reach the WTA Adelaide International final. Among them is World No. 8 Mirra Andreeva, who is seeking her fourth career title. Who will reach the championship match in Adelaide?
WTA Adelaide Semifinal Predictions
Victoria Mboko vs Kimberly Birrell
Head-to-head: Mboko 1-0 Birrell
Mboko recorded a sensational upset in the quarterfinals. She stunned the defending champion Madison Keys in three sets to continue her near-perfect start to the new season. Mboko is 4-1 in 2026. She has now won 11 of her past 12 matches dating back to last November when she won her second WTA title in Hong Kong and steered Canada to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers.
Kimberly Birrell is the last remaining Australian in the draw. She advanced to her first Adelaide semifinal after a breathless ending in her three-set victory against Jaqueline Cristian. Before this week, Birrell had never bagged a main draw win in the tournament, but thanks to her improved ranking and results, she was given a wild card and knocked out much-fancied favorites.
Mboko is the form of her life right now, playing with real determination and confidence. Birrell lacks the effortless offense to trouble her, and the Canadian looks poised to reach her third final.
Prediction: Mboko in 2
Diana Shnaider vs Mirra Andreeva
Head-to-head: Andreeva 1-0 Shnaider
After a shock quarterfinal loss in Brisbane, Andreeva has conjured two statement wins in Adelaide. She beat Marie Bouzkova 6-3 6-1 before ruthlessly dispatching Maya Joint 6-2 6-0. Aside from a three-set tussle against Katerina Siniakova, Diana Shnaider has faced little resistance in securing her semifinal spot with her first top 20 win of the season against Emma Navarro.
This promises to be an absolute blockbuster as Shnaider set up an all-Russian meeting against Andreeva on Australian soil for a second time. When they met in Brisbane two seasons ago, Andreeva was still a novice on tour, but she dropped just five games in a routine straight-sets win. She was oozing potential at the time, and she has now taken her game to new heights. Shnaider’s heavier forehand is a real weapon when she pounces on short balls, but Andreeva’s backhand stability and depth can beat that force. She’ll make Shnaider hit that extra ball and extract the errors.
Prediction: Andreeva in 3
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