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Sun beaten, Venus into semis in Netherlands

  • Writer: Dave Worsley
    Dave Worsley
  • Jun 13
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jun 15

Lulu Sun beaten in the second round at the Libema Open in the Netherlands PHOTO: LIBEMA OPEN
Lulu Sun beaten in the second round at the Libema Open in the Netherlands PHOTO: LIBEMA OPEN

A loss and a win at the 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands with Lulu Sun beaten in extemely windy conditions by former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu.


In her second round match Sun had real trouble with her serve in the opening set, only winning three points on it as she appeared perplexed by the movement of the ball.


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However, her serving improved in the second set, winning 14 of 15 points on her first serve.


But Andreescu managed to get the only break in the set, as she also saved two break points against her own service.


Sun is scheduled to play in Nottingham next week and is on the entry list for Eastbourne the following week


Michael Venus and Nikola Mektic are through to the semifinals of the men's doubles at the ATP event.


Venus and Mektic were given a walkover win over Zizou Bergs and Jesper de Jong, so the tournament’s top seeds advance straight to the semifinals where they’ll play the all-Australian duo of Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson.


It’s their first semifinal since Miami in March and their third in 2025.



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