Lulu Sun has continued her struggle to find a victory with her fourth first round loss in as many tournaments this year.
Sun, 23 ranked 45 was beaten in the first round at the Linz WTA event indoors in Austria by Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3 6-3 in one hour 36 minutes.
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Sun struggled with her serve which included six double faults and a low winning average of just over 50 percent of points when starting the point.
The New Zealand-born player lost in the first round in Auckland, followed by Hobart and then at the Australian Open to Danke Kovonic.
Sun has not won a match since the semifinals of the WTA 500 event at Monterrey, Mexico in August where she lost in the final.
She played two more matches in 2024; the US Open and China Open having to withdraw halfway through both matches when injury.
Sun was a surprise Wimbledon quarterfinalist last year taking her ranking from outside the top 100 to inside the best in the world.