The 2025 Australian Open women’s singles champion has gone down at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Madison Keys fell in the third round of the women’s singles bracket on Thursday (6-3, 6-3) ending her run in London well-short of the championship.<\/p>\n
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Keys’ Wimbledon run came to an end against Laura Siegemund, a German player who’s been playing professionally since 2006.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcf2 Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp<\/a><\/p>\n Here’s more background on Siegemund, from her hometown in Germany to her career record.<\/p>\n Who is Laura Siegemund?<\/p>\n Siegemund is a German professional tennis player who has ranked as high as world No. 4 in doubles and No. 27 in singles. She’s also a three-time Grand Slam doubles champion: the 2020 US Open in women’s doubles, plus the 2016 US Open and 2024 French Open in mixed doubles. Siegemund has never won a Grand Slam in singles.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Siegemund is fluent in English, German and French, and she first turned pro in 2006 after playing her first ITF Circuit matches in 2002.<\/p>\n MORE: <\/strong>Why Ben Shelton’s match at Wimbeldon was suspended<\/a><\/p>\n Most recently, Siegemund upset Keys at Wimbledon 6-3, 6-3 to reach the fourth round, her furthest singles run at the major, saying after the match that all the pressure went away because “I know what I can do, and I know what I can’t do.”<\/p>\n Siegemund became the sixth player in the Open Era to advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon at age 37 or later in women’s singles, joining names like Billie Jean King and both Williams sisters.<\/p>\n Here’s a look at the moment Siegemund took down Keys:<\/p>\n Where is Laura Siegemund from?<\/p>\n Siegemund is from Filderstadt, Germany. However, growing up, she spent time living with her family in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Siegemund got a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Hagen in Germany, and nowadays, she resides in Stuttgart, Germany.<\/p>\n