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.

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.

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 ...

On the other hand, Liudmila Samsonova will want to go into ... and defeated World No. 63 Moyuka Uchijima and World No. 79 Laura Siegemund with identical scorelines 6-2, 6-3 in straight sets ...

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.

Zheng exits after second round loss to unseeded Siegemund as former champions Sabalenka and Osaka battle through.

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Naomi Osaka, ranked just No. 51 in the world after a disappointing 2024 season, shook off a slow start en route to a second-round upset win in the Australian Open on Wednesday. Osaka rallied past 20th-seeded Karolina Muchova 1-6,

Last year's Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen has crashed out in a huge upset in the second round at Melbourne Park.