Overview
- Beatriz Haddad Maia lost her opening match at the WTA 500 in Adelaide to 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2.
- The Brazilian won the first set before Mboko seized control to take the final two sets in Adelaide, Australia.
- It was Haddad Maia’s first match since September after stepping away late last year to focus on her physical and mental health.
- Mboko advanced to the round of 16 and will face the winner of Anna Kalinskaya versus Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
- ISTOÉ reported a sharp drop in Haddad Maia’s first-serve effectiveness between sets, and she is scheduled to play the Australian Open starting January 18.