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,

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.

By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -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.

Highlights of the fourth day of the Australian Open on Wednesday (all times GMT): 0230 SIEGEMUND UPSETS OLYMPIC CHAMPION ZHENG Germany's world number 97 Laura Siegemund knocked out Olympic champion and fifth seed Zheng Qinwen 7-6(3) 6-3 at the John Cain Arena.

Madison Keys, United States, def. Liudmila Samsonova, Russia, 5-7, 7-5, 3-0, ret. Alexandra Panova, Russia, and Hanyu Guo, China, def. Laura Siegemund, Germany, and ...