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.

Aryna Sabalenka is not entirely shocked about the sudden demise of Zheng Qinwen who failed to make it to the third round after losing to the tricky German, 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.

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 on Wednesday. Zheng lost the 2024 championship match at Melbourne Park to Aryna Sabalenka and went on to win the Olympic gold medal in Paris and finish

“I tried not to do too many fancy things, but really stick with my clear plan,” is how Laura Siegemund ... champion Aryna Sabalenka. “Still an amazing tournament for Siegemund,” the ...

MELBOURNE – It wasn't often pretty, but two-time defending Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka extended ... Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Laura Siegemund 6-1, 6-2 to also advance to the ...

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Aryna Sabalenka overcame a tough challenge to advance at the Australian Open, defeating Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. Meanwhile, Laura Siegemund shocked Zheng Qinwen, the Paris Olympic gold medalist, ending her title pursuit.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It wasn't often pretty, but two-time defending Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka extended a few impressive streaks on Friday while becoming one of the first players to advance to the fourth round of the year's opening Grand Slam tournament.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Distracted by a time penalty and unable to counteract No. 97-ranked Laura Siegemund's aggressive ... decider at Melbourne Park to Aryna Sabalenka and went on to win ...

Aryna Sabalenka survives early test as Zheng Qinwen crashes out - Fifth seed Zheng was beaten by veteran Laura Siegemund while Sabalenka saw off Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

Daria Kasatkina came within two points of defeat in the second-set tiebreak against Marta Kostyuk in the first round of the ecotrans Ladies Open, but escaped to win in three sets. The result was Kasatkina's fourth straight win over Kostyuk in six meetings ...