{"id":36561,"date":"2025-08-01T04:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T04:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/36561\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T04:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T04:01:13","slug":"suzan-lamens-stunned-by-chinese-world-number-493-zhu-lin-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/36561\/","title":{"rendered":"Suzan Lamens stunned by Chinese world number 493 Zhu Lin in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suzan Lamens, the highest-ranked Dutch female tennis player, was left stunned by Zhu Lin, the world number 493, after suffering a shocking straight-sets loss in the round of 32 of the WTA Masters tournament in Montreal: 6-2, 6-2.<\/p>\n

Lamens<\/a> was on an impressive run in Montreal, eliminating Polina Kudermetova<\/a> before knocking out 18th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia<\/a> in three sets. In the third round, Lamens was set to meet 31-year-old Chinese player Zhu Lin<\/a>, the number 493 of the WTA rankings, who beat Varvara Gracheva<\/a> and Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/a> in the first two rounds.<\/p>\n

Zhu Lin started furiously in Montreal, breaking Lamens on her first break point of the set in the Dutchwoman’s second service game. A rebreak from Lamens met a likewise response from Zhu Lin, who squandered just one break point in the remainder of the first set, which the Chinese phenom won after breaking Lamens a final time in her fourth service game.<\/p>\n

The second set played out like a carbon copy of the first set, with Zhu Lin breaking Lamens in the third game of the set. Lamens replied with a break of her own, but Zhu Lin finished the job with expert efficiency, taking full advantage of all three break points en route to another 6-2 set win.<\/p>\n

Zhu Lin, who recorded her first top-20 win since 2023 by beating Alexandrova in the second round, broke into the fourth round in Montreal, where she will face Jessica Bouzas Maneiro<\/a> or Aoi Ito<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View all the match statistics on Flashscore.<\/a><\/p>\n

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