Zheng Qinwen, last year’s beaten Australian Open finalist, became the highest seed to fall so far in this year’s tournament after she was stunned by world No. 97 Laura Siegemund in the second round.
Zheng, the fifth seed in Melbourne, was beaten 7-6 , 6-3 by the 36-year-old German veteran, who has now reached the third round Down Under for just the third time in her career. “Not much to say because I tried to do what I can during this match, but I feel maybe today is not my day,” Zheng told reporters after the game. “There are a lot of details on the important points that I didn’t make the right choice.
“From my angle, the time was on the side, so I couldn’t see if I bounced the ball, I couldn’t catch the time, so I didn’t know if I was late or early,” Zheng explained. “I was so surprised to get that second serve , it’s never happened to me before. “That one really distracted me from the match. It’s the first time I’ve had this situation with a time violation. This is my fourth year on the tour and it had never happened to me.
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