Overview
- Victoria Mboko beat Madison Keys 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in the Adelaide International quarterfinals, stopping the event’s defending champion.
- Keys committed nearly 50 unforced errors despite eight aces, while Mboko won 75% of first-serve points in the third set and converted the lone breakpoint.
- Mboko advances to a semifinal against Australia’s Kimberly Birrell.
- The defeat follows Keys’ Brisbane quarterfinal loss to top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in her previous warm-up.
- The Australian Open begins Sunday, with Keys drawn to face Oleksandra Oliynykova and Mboko set to open after a 2025 breakout featuring Montreal and Hong Kong titles and WTA Newcomer of the Year honors.