Isner, Venus Williams, Stephens out on bad day for Americans at Australian Open

But a good day for everyone else :)

The American extended her sorry losing streak since winning at Flushing Meadows in September to seven matches against the 34th-ranked Chinese number two, a surprise quarterfinalist in Melbourne two years ago.

Thanks for the tennis news, but this was really difficult to read. I had to read this sentence three times to figure out what was happening. First, I thought that she went seven matches at Flushing Meadows two years ago but I couldn't figure out why it used "to". Then I was confused if she won against Zhang in FM or if she lost here, or if she has lost seven matches in a row in general or seven matches against Zhang. Then I figured out what the article was trying to say.

Also, why is every single sentence in its own paragraph?

I think it's saying that she's one seven matches in a row against the Chinese player. Pretty impressive that she's beat number to twice.