Zheng said it was just not her day. "I had a lot of chances to break her in the first set but you know in that moment maybe my concentration wasn't there," added the 22-year-old. "At the same time, I ...

Zheng Qinwen, last year’s Australian Open finalist, was stunned by world No. 97 Laura Siegemund in this year’s competition, making her the highest-ranking athlete who dropped this early in this year’s ...

While Zheng, who was stunned 7-6(3 ... going down 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik. "We can see that tennis is moving on," said 19-year-old Mensik, whose triumph followed Brazilian ...

The Belarusian sealed a battling 6-3, 7-5 victory over Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Jan 15, shortly before fifth seed Zheng – who lost to Sabalenka in the 2024 final – crashed out 7-6 (7 ...

The former world No.4 Laura Siegemund stunned the title contender Quinwen Zheng in the second round ... revealed that she wanted to play aggressive tennis the 'best' in the world and said she ...

Zheng’s departure came as world No. 1 Aryna ... “We are labelled ‘mums’ of course, but I think when you go on the tennis court, you just think of yourself as a tennis player.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Last year’s runner-up Zheng Qinwen was sent crashing out of the Australian Open second round after a shock 7-6(3) 6-3 defeat by unseeded German Laura Siegemund on Wednesday.