Tennis player Laura Siegemund has reached the third round at the Australian Open. The 34-year-old won her match against the number 27 seeded Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 5: 7, 7: 5, 6: 3.

Siegemund made it into the third round of the Grand Slam tournament at Melbourne Park for the first time since her debut in 2016. The four other German starters had already failed at the opening hurdle. The next opponents waiting for Siegemund are Caroline Garcia from France, who is number four, or Leylah Fernandez from Canada.

Siegemund got off to a good start and was a break ahead, but still had to give up the first set. In the equally balanced second round, the Metzingerin kept her nerves this time. In the third set, she also benefited from an apparent foot injury from her opponent. Due to the wind, conditions were difficult at Melbourne Park's uncovered 8th pitch.