Wang Xiyu, Zhang Zhizhen defeated at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese men's singles player Zhang Zhizhen on Tuesday was edged out by Ben Shelton of the United States in a grueling five-setter, while Zhang's compatriot Wang Xiyu swallowed a straight-set loss to the tournament's 30th seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic.

Zhang bowed out from the Australian Open after a narrow 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-7 (4) defeat to the higher-ranked Shelt