In the ruthless world of professional tennis New Zealand's Lulu Sun hasn't won a match so far this year with three first round losses, the latest at the Australian Open.
Sun ranked 43rd lost to Danka Kovinic from Montenegro 6-3 7-5 on a windy and noisy court six at Melbourne Park.
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The loss followed opening defeats at the ASB Classic and then the Hobart WTA event.
:"To be honest it was a pretty bad much from my part. but props to her she's coming back as well she played decently and she was the better player today. It's pretty disappointing.I haven't felt that well in my matches," said 23-year-old Sun.
"I feel like these past three matches the scored is close, but it's not where I want to be on a consistent level and where I want to be."
In the first set Sun looked a little lost as she struggled to get any rhythm and feature in any rallies. She was broken in the eighth game and the set went quickly from there.
In the second there was a break each before both players held their serve until 5-5, however the New Zealander was then broken and Kovinic held her own serve for the match.
Overall Sun made 44 unforced errors compared to her opponents 16, although she did hit nearly twice as many winners at 21 to 12.
Sun and Dutchwoman Fanny Stollar take on top seed Katerina Siniakova (Czech) and American Taylor Townsend in their first round doubles match.