Laura Siegemund, Zheng Qinwen and Australian Open

Laura Siegemund upsets Qinwen Zheng in Australian Open 2nd round
Qinwen Zheng, the No. 5 seed and 2024 Australian Open runner-up, was handed a shocking second-round defeat by world No. 97 Laura Siegemund on Wednesday.
Laura Siegemund produces upset win over last year’s Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen
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.
Laura Siegemund follows upset of Zheng Qinwen with one-sided loss to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
“I tried not to do too many fancy things, but really stick with my clear plan,” is how Laura Siegemund explained her second-round upset of Zheng Qinwen, the second-place finisher at last year’s Australian Open.
Zheng shocked at Australian Open as Siegemund savours win over Olympic champion
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.
Laura Siegemund eliminates Olympic gold medallist Qinwen Zheng
German veteran Laura Siegemund has powered past reigning Australian Open finalist Qinwen Zheng in straight sets to deliver the most dramatic upset of the first four days at Melbourne Park.
Zheng loses to No 97 Siegemund, Osaka rallies to advance at the Australian Open
Distracted by a time penalty and unable to counteract No. 97-ranked Laura Siegemund's aggressive approach, Zheng Qinwen's loss in the second round Wednesday fell a long way short of last year's run to the Australian Open final.
Tennis-Zheng suffers Australian Open shock against inspired Siegemund
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. Olympic champion Zheng looked out of sorts in the day's opening match on John Cain Arena,
No 97 Siegemund upsets Olympic champion Zheng at Australian Open
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
Australian Open, day 6: Zheng Qinwen’s conqueror Siegemund thrashed in third round
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,
Tennis-Zheng stunned at Melbourne Park, Sabalenka battles through
By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Zheng Qinwen was the first big name to exit the women's draw at the Australian ...
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No 97 Laura Siegemund upsets Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen at the Australian Open
MELBOURNE – Olympic champion ... round upset loss to No. 97-ranked Laura Siegemund on Wednesday. Zheng lost the 2024 championship match at Melbourne Park to Aryna Sabalenka and went on to ...
Zheng out in biggest Melbourne shock so far
Zheng Qinwen admits it was not her day as she was beaten in the Australian Open second round in the biggest shock of the ...