Zheng Qinwen admitted it was not her day as she was crushed within the Australian Open second spherical within the greatest shock of the event to date.
China’s Zheng, runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka final yr and the Olympic singles gold medallist, misplaced 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 to German veteran Laura Siegemund.
The fifth seed is the very best ranked participant from both singles draw to lose to date at Melbourne Park.
Zheng was irked by two time violations in the course of the match, certainly one of which price her a primary serve.
She complained to the umpire that she couldn’t see the shot clock, which tells gamers how lengthy they’ve left to serve earlier than the 25 second allowance runs out.
“Possibly as we speak isn’t my day,” Zheng, 22, stated.
“There’s a whole lot of particulars in the details. I did not do the proper alternative.”