Ann Li and Lulu Sun will face off in the final of the Guangzhou Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ann Li who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ann Li is the pick to win this match.
Ann Li -> 1.9
Lulu Sun -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Ann Li vs. Lulu Sun
This will be the 3rd time that Ann Li and Lulu Sun clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sun (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Sun won 6-3 6-1 in the semifinal in the W100 Bonita Springs back in 2024.
Ann Li
32 - 24win/loss
38
33
LWWWWWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-25 | 20-15 | 7-6 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-27 | 16-14 | 22-9 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-28 | 16-13 | 15-9 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-20 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-14 | 19-8 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 44, Ann reached the final after beating Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-4 7-6(4), Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 7-5 6-2, Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3 6-4 and Shuai Zhang 5-2 ret..
In the semifinal against Zhang, Ann had a free pass after Zhang retired on a 5-2 . scoreline.
Li has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 60% of her matches (263-178). 19-14 on hard in 2025. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Li has an overall 149-100 match record in the last years on hard.
Li’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Singapore and Cleveland.
Ann has a composed 32-24 win-loss record in 2025, 19-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Guangzhou
Li has never competed in this tournament before.
Lulu Sun
32 - 25win/loss
88
39
LWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-26 | 27-16 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-21 | 17-10 | 10-5 | 6-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-20 | 23-10 | 4-4 | 12-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-24 | 16-12 | 7-6 | 1-1 | 6-4 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 27-13 | 19-9 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 116, Sun got to the final after defeating Yuyao Li 6-4 6-0, Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6-2 6-2, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 7-6(3) 7-6(2), Yafan Wang 6-3 6-1, Caty McNally 3-6 6-3 6-4 and Claire Liu 6-0 7-6(3).
In the semifinal, The Kiwi had a good straight sets win against Liu (6-0 7-63). During the match Sun scored 86 points vs Liu’s 64. The Kiwi was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about serving, Sun scored 4 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Lulu Sun was extremely effective on serve to win 75% (21/28) of her 1st serve and 67% (18/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve once. The Kiwi broke Liu 4 times after converting 27% of her break points (4/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kiwi started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points she played.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title the Jingshan where she beat Yexin Ma in the final 6-4 6-2.
Sun has a composed 32-25 win-loss record in 2025, 27-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Li | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 69 | 121 |
| Pts | 265-216 | 456-339 |
| Total Points | 481 | 795 |
| Winners | 95 | 169 |
| %Winners | 36% | 37% |
Li played 4 matches while Sun competed in 6 matches. Sun started her run from the qualifications while Li had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Lulu Sun conceded 1 set while Ann Li hasn’t lost a set so far. Li has played 5 set(s) less than Sun (8 vs 13). Therefore, Li played 52 games less than Sun. The American scored 95 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, LuluAnke bagged 169 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Li | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 47 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 7.8 |
| 1st in | 125/230 | 209/349 |
| %1st in | 54% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 95/125 | 169/209 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 48/105 | 78/140 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 56% |
Li struck 26 aces (6.5 per match). Sun made 47 aces (7.8 per match). Li won 76% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Sun won 81% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Li | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 22 |
| Converted | 15/28 | 22/64 |
| % Converted | 54% | 34% |
| Conceded | 18 | 13 |
| Saved | 10 | 7 |
| % Saved | 56% | 54% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 6 |
Li broke her opponents 15 times with a 54% conversion rate. Li dropped her serve 8 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded. Sun broke her opponents 22 times with a 34% conversion rate. The Kiwi conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 54% of the break points that she conceded.
| Li | ||||||
| R1 Jimenez |
R2 Camila Osorio Serrano |
1/4 Cocciaretto |
1/2 Zhang |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-64 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | 5-2 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 69 | |
| pts | 92-82 | 75-59 | 72-57 | 26-18 | 265-216 | |
| Total points | 174 | 134 | 129 | 44 | 481 | |
| Winners | 28 | 24 | 27 | 16 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 32% | 38% | 62% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 40/79 | 29/56 | 37/67 | 19/28 | 125/230 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 52% | 55% | 68% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/40 | 24/29 | 27/37 | 16/19 | 95/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 83% | 73% | 84% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/39 | 13/27 | 13/30 | 3/9 | 48/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 48% | 43% | 33% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/15 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 1/1 | 15/28 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 83% | 83% | 100% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 60% | 40% | 100% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Sun | ||||||||
| Q1 Li |
Q3 Rakotomanga |
R1 Bouzas |
R2 Wang |
1/4 McNally |
1/2 Liu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-0 | 6-2 6-2 | 7-63 7-62 | 6-3 6-1 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-0 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 19 | 121 | |
| pts | 62-34 | 57-32 | 98-92 | 57-34 | 96-83 | 86-64 | 456-339 | |
| Total points | 96 | 89 | 190 | 91 | 179 | 150 | 795 | |
| Winners | 26 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 40 | 21 | 169 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% | 37% | 40% | 42% | 24% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 47 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 31/39 | 29/46 | 46/92 | 25/41 | 50/76 | 28/55 | 209/349 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 63% | 50% | 61% | 66% | 51% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 26/31 | 23/29 | 36/46 | 23/25 | 40/50 | 21/28 | 169/209 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 79% | 78% | 92% | 80% | 75% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/8 | 10/17 | 18/46 | 10/16 | 18/26 | 18/27 | 78/140 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 59% | 39% | 63% | 69% | 67% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/5 | 3/14 | 4/8 | 2/13 | 4/15 | 22/64 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 80% | 21% | 50% | 15% | 27% | 34% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 57% | – | 50% | 50% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
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