In the Australian Open Round of 64 on Tuesday, we have a matchup of No. 5-ranked Qinwen Zheng versus No. 97 Laura Siegemund.In her most recent time out, Siegemund was defeated by Yuliia

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.

Zheng Qinwen is out of the Australian Open after a shock defeat to Germany’s Laura Siegemund. Zheng, the No. 5 seed and last year’s beaten finalist, lost 7-6(3), 6-3 after her serve unraveled in the fourth game of the second set.

Novak Djokovic betters a record previously held by Roger Federer after progress for Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Zheng in last year’s final.

China’s Zheng Qinwen has stated that she was taken by surprise after being penalized for time violation during the Australian Open. The 22-year-old suffered a shocking exit from the first Grand Slam of the year on Wednesday where she lost in the second round to Germany’s Laura Siegemund in straight sets with a score of 7-6,

Last year’s beaten finalist Zheng Qinwen blamed the lack of a warm-up event and a serve clock violation for her shock Australian Open 2025 exit in straight sets to German veteran Laura Siegemund on Wednesday.

Beating Zheng Qinwen at the Australian Open was obviously too much for Laura Siegemund – the German was thrashed by Russian 27th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third round on Friday. The 36-year-old had dominated China’s Olympic gold medallist in their clash two days ago,

Stunning Australian Open upset as Zheng Qinwen is eliminated by Laura Siegemund in an irregular performance by the 2023 finalist. The world No. 5 entered as one of the title favourites but never looked comfortable against the determined German,