Unseeded German veteran Laura Siegemund defeated fifth-seeded Zheng Qinwen in a surprise second-round win at the Australian Open. Siegemund, 36, triumphed 7-6 (7-3) 6-3, while Aryna Sabalenka overcame a scare to advance towards a potential third consecutive title.
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. In addition to her breakout run to last year’s Open title match, Zheng made five more finals, won gold at the Paris Olympics and was runner-up to Coco Gauff at the showpiece season-ending championship.
1 Aryna Sabalenka, overcome a second-set scare to take another step on the road to becoming the first women this century to win three successive Australian Open crowns. Unseeded Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro led 5-2 in the second set, only for the top seed from Belarus to step on the gas. Sabalenka, 26, reeled off the last five games in succession to win 6-3 7-5 in one hour and 34 minutes. “ played incredible tennis today,” Sabalenka said.
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