Sun out, Venus moves on at Wimbledon
- Dave Worsley
- Jul 4
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 5
Lulu Sun has had her time at Wimbledon cut short after a first round loss in Ladies Doubles with Canadian Leylah Fernandez.
They were beaten 6-2 6-1 by sixth seeds Asia Muhammad (United States) and Demi Schuurs trom the Netherlands.
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Despite the decisive scoreline, the match took one hour and 13 minutes, with Sun and Canadian Fernandez attacking hard but failing to convert five break points.
Sun was beaten 6-4 6-4 by Marie Bouzkova in the first round of the singles on Tuesday.
In the Gentlemens Doubles, Michael Venus and Croatian Nikola Mektic advanced from the first round with a 6-4 7-6 victory over Brits Lui Maxted and Connor Thomson in a tight match that lasted one hour 25 minutes.
Venus and Mektic are eighth seeds and will face Brazilians Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo in the second round.
