Nearly an unbackable favourite before the match, the fifth seed looked way short of her best tennis, losing 7-6(3) 6-3 in two hours and 16 minutes on Rod Laver Arena. Zheng struggled in her ...

Zheng Qinwen recovered from a "stupid mistake" to begin her Australian Open bid with a straight-set win on a rain-disrupted first day in Melbourne. Chinese fifth seed Zheng, beaten by Aryna ...

Zheng Qinwen's tennis resume is quite different ... an Olympic gold medal for China — she felt jitters before entering Rod Laver Arena on Sunday.

After Zheng Qinwen put on a show on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday with a thrilling 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (8) win over fellow Chinese player Wang Yafan, the No. 12 seed received the surprise of a lifetime ...