unseeded

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Sabalenka was the heavy favourite to beat unseeded American underdog Madison Keys and claim a third straight Melbourne title, but the instability of her second serve returned in a three-set defeat.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Amanda Anisimova swept past China's unseeded Wang Xinyu into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday and a showdown with fellow American Jessica Pegula.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Now she's made it into the second week of a Grand Slam for the very first time - as one of only two unseeded players left across the men's and women's singles.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Dominant sixth seed Jessica Pegula powered past unseeded Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva and into the last 16 at the Australian Open Saturday as she eyes a deep run at the season-opening Grand Slam.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Owing to the destruction of the inventory and the stock in the villages, there is nothing to till the soil with, and the fields have to remain unseeded.

From The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 by Various