Recommended Videos But her first tournament of the year ended in a 7-6 (3), 6-3 loss on John Cain Arena against 36-year-old Siegemund, who played aggressively from the first point and put Zheng ...

Sabalenka had to fight back from 5-2 down in the second set before notching the 1-hour and 34-minute victory. But German veteran Laura Siegemund caused the first major upset at the tournament, stunning No.5 seed Zheng 7-6(3), 6-3 on John Cain Arena.

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.