She was not one of the big favorites of the tournament but with her Olympic title won in Paris last summer, her final in Melbourne a year ago and another at the WTA Masters two months ago, the Chinese Qinwen Zheng (22 years old, WTA 5) certainly hoped for better than an elimination in the second round against the German Laura Siegemund: 7-6, 6-3.
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“There’s not much to say. I did what I could to win but it wasn’t my day. I didn’t make the right decisions on the important points. I I had many opportunities to break her in the first set, but I made too many unforced errors. Overall, it was a difficult match. It’s tennis, nothing to add.said the Chinese after the match while admitting that she had hesitated to come to Australia: “I had physical problems after the WTA Finals and even discussed with my team whether I should participate in the AO or not. These issues have not yet been resolved, which puts me in a difficult situation.”
