Zheng Qinwen was the first big name to exit the women's draw at the Australian Open on Wednesday after the Olympic champion was stunned by Laura Siegemund while top seed Aryna Sabalenka made heavy weather of her second round match before going through.

The Australian Open saw a surprising upset as Laura Siegemund defeated Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, dashing her hopes of emulating Li Na's 2014 victory. Aryna Sabalenka faced challenges but advanced,

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen won't be repeating her surprising run to the Australian Open final in 2025 after a second-round upset loss to No. 97-ranked Laura Siegemund

The fourth day of the Australian Open saw significant upsets and thrilling comebacks. Laura Siegemund triumphed over Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, while Aryna Sabalenka advanced after a comeback. Jessica Pegula also moved into the third round,

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 the first major of 2025 in imperious form.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka held on for a tough second-round win at the Australian Open on Wednesday, but last year's finalist Zheng Qinwen became the first Top 10 seed to fall this week.

No. 7 Jessica Pegula had a 6-4, 6-2 win over Elise Mertens to reach the third round, along with Belinda Bencic and No. 23 Magdalena Frech. Siegemund has never been past the third round in ...

However, No. 7 seed Jessica Pegula was ousted by world No ... the 27th seed, defeated Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-2. Siegemund took a big step back after beating No. 5 Qinwen Zheng, who was the ...