By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was sent crashing out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday as her bid to emulate Chinese compatriot Li Na's 2014 triumph evaporated after a shock 7-6(3) 6-3 defeat by unseeded German Laura Siegemund.

Fonseca was part of the 2024 lineup alongside Fils and Luca Van Assche of France; Michelsen, eventual finalist Learner Tien and Nishesh Basavareddy of the U.S.; Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic and Shang Juncheng of China, who also goes by his Americanized name, Jerry Shang.

Danielle Collins became visibly frustrated with the home crowd in the opening stages of her second round Australian Open match against local favourite Destanee Aiava.

Novak Djokovic has added yet another record to his lengthy list of tennis accomplishments. Djokovic has broken a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam matches played in tennis history by reac

Novak Djokovic broke the record for the most Grand Slam singles matches played with his second-round victory over Jaime Faria at the Australian Open. Djokovic, a ten-time winner of the event, breaks a tie with former rival Roger Federer by clocking his 430th career Grand Slam encounter.

January 17th will mark exactly 20 years since the 37-year-old played his first main draw match at a Grand Slam, doing so in Melbourne. Two decades on, we look back at Djokovic’s