By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Last year's runner-up Zheng Qinwen was sent crashing out of the Australian Open second round on Wednesday as her bid to emulate Chinese compatriot Li Na's ...

Zheng Qinwen admits it was not her day as she was beaten in the Australian Open second round in the biggest shock of the tournament so far.

She has already won a Gold Medal, but a Grand Slam title would take Zheng's popularity to unprecedented heights for a Chinese tennis player. Tennis fans can follow Sports Illustrated's Serve on ...

FASHION ACE: Dior on Thursday named tennis champion Zheng Qinwen its new global brand ambassador. The 22-year-old Chinese athlete became the first Asian tennis player to win gold in singles at the ...

A decade after compatriot Li Na won the Australian Open, Zheng did not play her best tennis in last year's decider ... have this mentality to be a better player. I'm right now top five, but ...

It is an individual sport with no equipment to hide behind, and player's personalities ... faces that go viral online with tennis fans. Even after Zheng defeated Anca Todoni in their first ...

As a result, the tennis sensation became the fourth player from China to reach the semifinals after Zheng Jie, Li Na and Peng Shuai. However, she lost to the defending champions and No. 2 in the ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 7 (Reuters) - There seemed a touch of destiny when Zheng ... player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Li's achievements gave rise to predictions of Chinese superpowerdom in women's ...

"I knew I just had to play more than my best tennis. I had nothing to lose. I just told myself to swing free," Siegemund said. Zheng is "an amazing player. One of the best players right now ...

(laughter) Zheng’s hyper-competitive outlook has taken her to world No. 5 in the rankings, but it hasn’t always rubbed players and tennis fans the right way. She’s no stranger to criticism ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Zheng Qinwen's tennis resume is quite different from ... Zheng was among only a handful of players able to complete matches in the early going at what is now a 15-day ...

Madison Keys stole the show in Australia, but as her journey to the pinnacle reaches a new chapter, the Hologic WTA Tour ...