Melbourne, Jan 15, 2025 (AFP) - Stunned Zheng blames lack of warm-up for early Melbourne exit

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Last year's beaten finalist Zheng Qinwen blamed the lack of a warm-up event and a serve clock violation for her shock Australian Open exit in straight sets to German veteran Laura Siegemund on Wednesday. China's Olympic champion nicknamed "Queen Wen" gave an unusually flat performance as she bowed out in round two in Melbourne. She became flustered when she fell foul of the 25-second timer at a crucial moment in the second set before losing 7-6 (......

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