A few weeks ago, not many knew the name Lulu Sun, the Te Anau-born, Switzerland-raised, Texas college-propelled tennis player who turned professional in 2022. Then came her 15 days at Wimbledon, where Sun, who switched national allegiance from Switzerland to New Zealand four months ago, became the first Kiwi women’s player to reach the quarterfinals. She’s pictured here during her defeat of England’s darling, Emma Raducanu, in the fourth round. Her quarter-final defeat in three sets to Croatia’s Donna Vekić,
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