By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was sent crashing out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday as her bid to emulate Chinese compatriot Li Na's 2014 triumph evaporated after a shock 7-6(3) 6-3 defeat by unseeded German Laura Siegemund.

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.

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.

The best players in the sport of tennis are in Melbourne to compete in the second round of the 2025 Australian Open after the first round of the men's and women

Marcos Giron (No. 46 ranking) will face Tomas Martin Etcheverry (No. 38) in the Round of 64 of the Australian Open on Wednesday, January 15.Giron was last in action on September 25, 2024 at the

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