MELBOURNE, Australia — The latest from the Australian Open on Tuesday (all times local):
8:27 p.m.
Second-seeded Simona Halep is the latest seed to fall at Melbourne Park, losing to Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-3 in just over an hour.
The No. 133-ranked Zhang overpowered the Romanian with 31 winners, including a forehand down the line on match point.
It was Zhang's first main-draw win at any Grand Slam tournament after 14 losses. It was the most first-round losses with no wins for any player in the top 300 in the rankings.
After the match, she broke into tears when asked about breaking the drought.