Master Wa was defeated by Fucina, Master Men subdued Malosan, Mboko advanced to the final, and Zhang Shuai is aiming for the championship again.

Three minutes daily to stay updated on global tennis news. Hello tennis fans, today is Friday, January 16, 2026. Welcome to the midday news report provided by "Tennis Home."

Let's start by looking at the 2026 Australian Open. Yesterday Beijing time, the final round of the singles qualifiers ended, with Chinese players Wu Yibing, Yuan Yue, and Bai Zhuoxuan all winning their matches to earn places in the main tournament.

That afternoon, the Australian Open held its draw ceremony, determining the first-round opponents for Chinese players. In men's singles: Zhang Zhizhen vs F. Cerundolo; Shang Juncheng vs Agut; Bu Yunchaokete vs Shapovalov; Wu Yibing vs Nardi.

In women's singles: Wang Xinyu vs Kalinina; Zhang Shuai vs Preston; Yuan Yue vs Swiatek; Bai Zhuoxuan vs Pavlyuchenkova. Best of luck to the Chinese team at the Australian Open!

Let's turn to other match results. Last night Beijing time, the ATP250 Adelaide tournament completed its singles quarterfinals, with all four semifinalists decided. Top seed and Spanish star Fucina defeated Shanghai Masters champion, Monaco's Vacherot, 7-6(4), 6-2, maintaining a perfect 2-0 record against him. Fucina will face Frenchman Humbert for a spot in the final. The other two semifinal places were claimed by American Paul and Czech player Machac.

ATP250 Auckland: In the singles quarterfinals, American Jilong, Argentina’s No.170 Baez, Czech rising star Menchik, and Hungarian Malosan each won their matches to reach the semifinals. In the first semifinal held this morning Beijing time, Menchik battled Malosan in three sets, eventually winning 7-6, 4-6, 6-1 to advance to the final.

WTA500 Adelaide: In the singles quarterfinals, 8th seed and Canadian rising star Mboko defeated 2nd seed Keys 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, marking her second career victory over a top 10 player and ending Keys' title defense. She then cruised past local wildcard Biller 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals to reach her first final of the year and third career tour final, which is also her first at the 500 level.

Next, Mboko will await the winner between Mira Andreeva and Schneider, the Russian sisters who each won their quarterfinal matches against Australian Jont and American Navarro to meet in the semifinals.

In doubles: In the semifinals, second seeds Zhang Shuai/Siniakova defeated fourth seeds Danilina/Krunic 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 to advance to the final. Around 5:30 PM Beijing time today, they will compete against L. Kichenok/Kravchuk for the championship.

WTA250 Hobart: American rising star Jovic, local wildcard Preston, Croatian Rudic, and Italian Cocciaretto each won their matches to reach the semifinals.

Let's look at other news. Early this morning Beijing time, the ATP released the 2027 season calendar. The 2027 ATP Tour will cover 29 countries and regions worldwide, hosting 59 events plus four Grand Slam tournaments. Among them, seven Masters events will adopt an upgraded 12-day format. Please see the attached image for details.

Finally, a guess and recognition challenge. The photo below shows a player on the Roland Garros court. She retired years ago. Can you identify who she is?

No fans gave the correct answer last time. Actually, the person in the picture is Potapova, who switched nationality to Austria.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: The Maverick)