

What Time Will Lulu Sun Play Against Lin Zhu?
Sun and Zhu are on the Day 5 Schedule at The Championships, Wimbledon 2024 on Friday July 5, 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
In today’s match at Wimbledon, Lulu Sun from New Zealand (#123) will play against Lin Zhu from China (#61). This will be their first meeting. Sun qualified for the main draw and has had a successful run so far, defeating No.8 seed Qinwen Zheng and qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva to reach the 3rd round, which is her best result at a Grand Slam. If she wins today, Sun will become the first player from New Zealand to reach the Round of 16 at Wimbledon.
On the other hand, Zhu is making her sixth appearance in the main draw at Wimbledon. Her previous best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021, but she lost in the 1st round last year. Zhu’s best result across all Grand Slams was reaching the Round of 16 at the 2023 Australian Open. Her best career result on grass was reaching the semifinals at Birmingham in 2023. The best result by a Chinese player at Wimbledon was a semifinal run by Jie Zheng in 2008.
Lulu Sun’s tournament history includes making her first main draw appearance at Wimbledon. She previously reached the 2nd round at the 2024 Australian Open. She will face Zhu in the 3rd round today. Sun has a career record of 1-0 against players from China and is the only player from New Zealand in
the draw. The best result by a player from New Zealand at Wimbledon was reaching the Round of 32 by Marina Erakovic in 2016, 2013, 2008, and Belinda Cordwell in 1988 and 1987. Sun, currently ranked #123, was ranked #263 this time last year. She has won 4 matches so far in 2024 and has been involved in 2 three-set matches.
Lin Zhu’s tournament history includes her sixth main draw appearance at Wimbledon. Her best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021, and she lost in the 1st round last year. She has defeated Irina-camelia Begu and No.25 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach the 3rd round this year. Zhu’s best result across all Grand Slams was reaching the Round of 16 at the 2023 Australian Open. She will play against Sun in the 3rd round today. Zhu has never faced a player from New Zealand before. Her best career result on grass was reaching the semifinals at Birmingham in 2023. She is currently ranked #61, and this time last year she was ranked #34. Last year during the European grass swing, she lost in the 1st round at Wimbledon, reached the semifinals at Birmingham, and reached the 2nd round at Nottingham. She has won 12 matches so far in 2024 and has been involved in 8 three-set matches.}
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Sun will win.
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