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Donna Vekic (L) of Croatia greets Lulu Sun of New Zealand after their Women's Singles quarter finals match during day nine of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 09, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Shi Tang/Getty Images)

"Wasn't to be": Lulu Sun's Wimbledon run comes to an end

Author: Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024, 8:01am

The run at Wimbledon of New Zealand qualifier Lulu Sun has come to an end.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey told Ryan Bridge the 23-year-old has been beaten in three sets by 28-year-old Croatian Donna Vekic.

After winning the first set, and looking composed throughout much of the second in a classic back-and-forth slugfest, Sun looked on the edge of advancing further at just her second grand slam. However, she didn’t have an answer in the deciding set as the unseeded Croatian took control to book her maiden grand slam semifinal appearance.

Seven victories at Wimbledon means you’re the champion. Sun had seven under her belt before the quarter-final after coming through three qualifying wins and four more to reach the final eight, but she looked to run out of steam in the last set as rain poured down on the roof at Court 1.

Vekic will next play either seventh Jasmine Paolini or American Emma Navarro, 19th seed, for a spot in the final.

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