Lulu only needed to fall in order to rise like a phoenix

 

good to see Sun rise again.

Certainly:

 

Anytime overranked Eala loses is great for tennis

 

Great win for Lulu!

 

 

From being a tad overranked after 2024 Wimbledon now Sun is way underranked for her abilities and ball striking. It’s a matter of time until she gets back in the top 100.

 

Good job Sun. But screw you Gibson from 5-1 up destroyed my 50 odds accum

 

Why didn't Eala play Beijing?

 

I assume her team thought it would be a guaranteed 125 points that would help secure her ranking and be more than she'd likely get from Beijing.

She was getting a bit of criticism for scheduling like was a top player when she was withdrawing from lower tournaments after losing early around the clay swing. So it's harsh to criticise her.
Although it'd make sense to still try at Beijing and then schedule herself for the lower tournaments in the second week.

 

Alex Eala got KARMA'd by Not Competing with the Best Players in WTA1000 Beijing thinking she can walk in the park and Losing in WTA125 Jingshan

 

Hallelujah LuLu

 

Hallelulu was right there

 

Come back to us whenever you feel ready. Take Rebeka as an idol. We need you. We need a 7th ITF queen ranked between 121 and 165.

 

Great to see Lulu getting some wins.

 

This result is the reason why Eala doesn't play 1000 events....

 

https://tennishead.net/the-latest-d...est-decision-alexandra-eala-made-in-china-has-backfired-as-she-suffers-setback/

 

Sun is a Star (potentially at least).

 

Really, based on this win in this this tournament? Where have you been for the last year, Sun was already anointed the next big thing and has imploded under her own gravity.

 

This is more of a sunny interval than a full on blaze of sunshine. It is a positive sign that she can win a tournament at this level but she has been struggling on the main tour with 1r and 2r losses predominating. Maybe this tournament win could give her more momentum and confidence. Her previous high was based on a couple of streaky results.

Still not sure why Eala played this, Beijing 1000 was the last 1000 she could get in on ranking this year, so it seems a waste to miss it with so many 125s and 250s coming up, including next week's Suzhou event. Given her atrocious serving in the Tjen defeat the other week (the match point looked like she was feeding the Indonesian a ball to hit a winner rather than she was trying to serve to save a mp), I am wondering whether her confidence is not all she claims it to be.

 

Yeah, strange decision this entry for Eala.
Hopefully she gets a serve Dr to try and improve that shot over off season.
Nice tournament win for Sun though. She is definitely a top 100 level player if she can find some consistency.