Siegemund surprises with the Australian Open: Sensational victory against Zheng!
Siegemund surprises with the Australian Open: Sensational victory against Zheng!
On January 15, 2025, Laura Siegemund at the Australian Open caused a surprise when she won against the Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen from China. The match ended 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 3 and lasted a total of 2:16 hours. With this performance, the 36-year-old player from Metzingen reached the third round of a Grand Slam tournament in Melbourne for the third time in her career. The surprise is not only due to the result, because victory and victory, which is currently in 97th place in the world rankings, showed a strong game and did not leave the number five in the world much space for mistakes.
The first sentence was very balanced until the upper hand won the tiebreak. In the second set, she improved by broke through Zheng's surcharge and benefited from a punishment for time crossing. The victory was not just a personal triumph for victory and; She also wanted to prove herself that she can play more than her best tennis. Jule Niemeier will meet Marta Kostjuk on Wednesday morning, and Eva Lys, who has moved into the main field as a "Lucky Loser", won against Kimberly Birrell.
challenges for Tatjana Maria
In contrast to Siegemund, Tatjana Maria was less lucky and was eliminated in the second round. She clearly lost to Clara Tauson with 2: 6, 2: 6, which meant that she missed the third round in Melbourne for the twelfth time in her career. Maria was the first of a total of four German players to leave the main field of the Australian Open.With a clear focus on the upcoming challenges, Siegemund explains that your next opponent will either be Anastasia Pawljutschenkova or Anastasia Potapowa from Russia. Her previous success speaks for her form and fitness, which she has built in the past few weeks. It remains to be seen how she can assert itself against the next challenges.
Grand Slam context
The Australian Open are one of the four prestigious Grand Slam tournaments in tennis, which have a total of 128 participants in singles. The four Grand Slam tournaments, which also include the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, are not only characterized by high prize money and world ranking points, but also attract millions of spectators worldwide. In 2024, for example, the Grand Slams recorded almost 2 billion spectators in over 200 countries.
In 2024, over 254 million US dollars were paid out to around 800 professional players, which represents an increase compared to previous years. The Australian Open in particular are known for the high rewards, with prize money that increase to $ 3,150,000 in 2024, which motivate the players to do their best.
In this context, victory is even more important because it proves that players outside the top 10 are able to compete at the highest level. Such unexpected results are a characteristic of the dynamics of tennis and often question the established ranking lists.
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