New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun has lost her second round match in the Abu Dhabi WTA 500 tournament.
Sun was well beaten by Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-0 6-3 in one hour 12 minutes.
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Although Sun struggled in the opening set, she was far more competitive against Fernandez in the second with there being just one break of serve.
The 23-year-old Te Anau-born left-hander served seven aces in the second set and did have three break points, but wasn’t able to convert them.
Despite this loss, Sun scored a confidence boosting win over Caroline Garcia from France in the opening round
However Michael Venus and Nikola Mektic won their first round clash at Rotterdam in the Netherlands in straight sets 6-4 6-4 over Australian Matt Ebden and Belgium's Joran Vliegen.