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,

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 ...

MELBOURNE - 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.

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.

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.

A place in the second week of the Australian Open is on the line Friday in Melbourne (Thursday night, U.S.) for a number of star players including Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff.

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.

A four-time Grand Slam champion, Osaka returned from maternity leave last year and lost in the first or second round of all four major tournaments. The 27-year-old Japan native has not won any event on the WTA Tour since capturing her second Australian Open title to start 2021.

The New York Knicks earned their ninth consecutive win on New Year's Day, but the momentum has not carried over into the rest of January.

The full draw for the 2025 Australian Open womens singles tournament in Melbourne; watch all the action from the ATP and WTA Tours on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV,

The Australian Open has entered its third round with only 32 players remaining in both the men’s and women’s draws. Initially, 32 seeded players were expected to have a clear path until at least the third round,

We are now reaching the business end of the Australian Open. The men's and women's singles draws continue to shrink as we delve into the quarter-finals. The Sporting News has all the results from ...