Lulu Sun shocks Linda Noskova 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Cincinnati on Tuesday. Sun will have to play Marta Kostyuk in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes.

Cincinnati
Sun's Record

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sun
Noskova
6-4 7-64
1h:28
76
76
Total points
70
70
32
32
Winners
27
27
42%
42%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
4
4
5
5
Double Faults
4
4
55%
55%
1st in
63%
63%
74%
74%
1st won
63%
63%
32/43
32/43
1st won
27/43
27/43
51%
51%
2nd won
60%
60%
18/35
18/35
2nd won
15/25
15/25
-- Break Points --
2/6
2/6
Total
1/2
1/2
33%
33%
Won
50%
50%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, the Kiwi scored 76 points vs. Linda’s 70.

Sun

The Kiwi won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points since she converted only 33% (2/6) of the procured opportunities.

Noskova

On the other side, Linda was pretty good at converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (1/2). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Sun and Noskova is 1-0 for LuluAnke.

Draw and next match H2H: Lulu Sun vs. Marta Kostyuk – stats

Sun will square off with Kostyuk in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Lulu Sun and Marta Kostyuk fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kostyuk (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Kostyuk won 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris back in July 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Sun 6-4
SunNoskova
6
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SunNoskova
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
SunNoskova
5
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
SunNoskova
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
SunNoskova
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
SunNoskova
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
SunNoskova
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
SunNoskova
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SunNoskova
1
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SunNoskova
1
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
SunNoskova
0
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Kiwi clinched in the 7th game (4-3) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

Sun converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 0-40). On the other side, Sun didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 64 points. The set was a huge battle since finally LuluAnke won just 2 more points than Noskova (33-31). LuluAnke dropped 9 points on serve (21-9). on the other side of the net, Linda conceded 12 points on serve (22-12).

2nd Set -
Sun 7-6
SunNoskova
7
6
S
1
0
N
2
0
N
2
1
S
2
2
S
3
2
N
4
2
N
4
3
S
4
4
S
5
4
N
6
4
N
7
4
SunNoskova
6
6
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
SunNoskova
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SunNoskova
5
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
SunNoskova
4
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
SunNoskova
3
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
SunNoskova
2
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
SunNoskova
2
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
SunNoskova
2
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
SunNoskova
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
SunNoskova
1
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
SunNoskova
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30

The Kiwi clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 6th (2-4) game, The Kiwi broke back in the 9th (4-5) game before bringing the set at the tiebreak that she won 7-4.

Tiebreak

The only difference was a minibreak conquered by the Kiwi in the 11th point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4

LuluAnke converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Czech converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40).

They contested 82 points. LuluAnke was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than the Czech (43-39). Sun conceded 19 points on serve (28-19

). on the other side of the net, the Czech conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).
1st
Sun
Noskova
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Sun
Noskova
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
3
5
2
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

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