Lulu Sun moves on at WTA event in China
- Dave Worsley
- 16 hours ago
- 1 min read
New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun has needed a big comeback to score a first round win at the WTA 125 tournament in Jinan, China,
Sixth seeded Sun faced wildcard Shi Han, who was given a wildcard to the main draw and is ranked 318 in the world.
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Sun ranked 124 in the world came back from a shaky start to defeat Shi Han 3-6 6-0 6-0 in the first round of the WTA 125 tournament in Jinan, China.
After that first an pset looked possible as Shi broke the Kiwi’s serve twice and was playing a level of tennis beyond her ranking.
However Shi didn't won another game, as Sun rattled through the sets to complete the match in just over an hour and a half.
Sun dominated with her first serve, winning 81.6% of the points on it, but she didn’t make the same impression with her second serve, with that percentage dropping down to 35.7.
This was the fourth time this year Sun has come back to win a match after losing the opening set.
In the second round Sun will face the winner of the match between Li Xiaowei from China and the Netherlands’ Arianne Hartono.