Wild card Emma Raducanu was shocked by qualifier Lulu Sun as her encouraging Wimbledon run came to a disappointing end in the fourth round on a gloomy Sunday. The 21-year-old had inspired hopes of more US Open-style heroics by coming through her opening three matches without dropping a set. But she looked nervous against powerful New Zealander Sun, the first qualifier to make the women's singles quarter-finals here in 14 years, and, despite battling to force a deciding set, slumped to a 6-2 5-7 6-2 defeat.
History for Sun at Wimbledon Lulu Sun is the second-lowest ranked (123) player in the last 15 editions of the tournament to make the women's singles quarter-finals at the Championships - ranked higher only than Serena Williams in 2018 (181). "It was a great match against her. She really dug deep in there to try and get the win from me," said an emotional Sun.
"I had to fight tooth and nail against her...
she was obviously going to run for every ball and fight until the end. Trending "I was looking around [Centre Court] and just taking it all in for the first time. "I'm super happy to be able to play on this court in front of all of you.
It was an amazing experience for me." Also See: How Raducanu tumbled out of Wimbledon..
. Wimbledon 2024: Men's singles draw Wimbledon 2024: Women's singles draw Stream live tennis and more with NOW Left-hander Sun, who had never won a Grand Slam main-draw match before this week and is now on a seven-match winning streak, racked up 52 winners.
