By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was sent crashing out of the Australian Open ...

MELBOURNE -- Chinese tennis star Zheng Qinwen crashed out of the Australian Open after being knocked out in straight sets by an aggressive Laura Siegemund of Germany in the second round on Wednesday.

Zheng Qinwen, last year’s beaten Australian Open finalist, became the highest seed to fall so far in this year’s tournament after she was stunned by world No. 97 Laura Siegemund in the second round.

Watch the match highlights between Laura Siegemund & Zheng Qinwen in Round 2 of the 2025 Australian Open.

Last year’s Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen has crashed out in a huge upset in the second round at Melbourne Park to unfancied German veteran Laura Siegemund. The fifth-seeded Zheng came into ...

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Fifth seed Zheng was sent packing 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 on John Cain Arena by world number 97 Laura Siegemund of Germany, the second-oldest player in the draw at age 36. Over on centre court Sabalenka ...

She says she has not fully recovered from an elbow injury, while Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Zheng in last year’s final, ...

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