Lulu Sun prevails over Erika Andreeva 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in Monterrey on Thursday. Sun will have to play Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 22 minutes.
Sun added to her prize money $ 24,249 after winning this match. She has already won $ 51,204 up to now in this tournament. If she wins the next match, Sun will add $ 36,451 to her earnings to get in total $ 87,655.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:22
At the end of the match, the Kiwi scored 62 points vs. Erika’s 45.
Sun
LuluAnke served exceptionally well to win 82% of the points (28/34) behind her first serve, and she won 71% points (10/14) on her second serve. Sun didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (3/6).
Andreeva
On the other side, the Russian wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Sun and Andreeva is 1-0 for LuluAnke.
Draw and next match H2H: Lulu Sun vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova – stats
Sun will take on Alexandrova in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Lulu Sun and Ekaterina Alexandrova square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Alexandrova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Alexandrova won 7-5 7-66 in the quarter in Seoul back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Sun grabbed in the 7th game (4-3) before eventually winning the set (6-4).
Sun converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A). On the other side, Sun didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 62 points. The Kiwi was the winner of the set after clinching 4 more points than the Russian (33-29). The Kiwi surrendered 7 points on serve (22-7). In addition, on the other side, Erika conceded 11 points on serve (22-11).
The Kiwi won the set after she broke Andreeva in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Kiwi converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-2 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Kiwi didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 45 points. LuluAnke won 13 more points than Andreeva (29-16). LuluAnke was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). On the losing side, Andreeva conceded 13 points on serve (13-13).
Tennis Scores in Monterrey
- Lulu SunSun – Erika AndreevaAndreeva (6-4 6-3)
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Yue YuanYuan (7-5 7-63)
Upcoming matches
- Magdalena FrechFrech – Emma NavarroNavarro (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Lulu SunSun – Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova (0-1) – H2H details and stats
