{"id":858164,"date":"2026-08-14T19:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/858164\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:38:10","slug":"lulu-sun-takes-break-from-wta-tour-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/858164\/","title":{"rendered":"Lulu Sun takes break from WTA Tour tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2a9e9c_0511322d82be46ce9dd29cbc59a621bc~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"Kiwi tennis player Lulu Sun is taking a break from pro tennis PHOTO: NZSW\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;max-width:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.nzsportswire.com\/post\/lulu-sun-takes-break-from-wta-tour-tennis\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/2a9e9c_0511322d82be46ce9dd29cbc59a621bc~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_1200,h_675,al_c,q_85\/2a9e9c_0511322d82be46ce9dd29cbc59a621bc~mv2.jpg\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kiwi tennis player Lulu Sun is taking a break from pro tennis PHOTO: NZSW<\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-13sqb829\" tabindex=\"-1\">New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun is taking a break from the professional tennis tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-ujakb4\" tabindex=\"-1\">Currently ranked 119 in the world, she reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals as a qualifier in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-ldnvh7\" tabindex=\"-1\">The 25-year-old has two career WTA finals to her credit; Monterrey two years ago and Guangzhou last year, but has struggled in 2026 to secure wins and break back into the top 100 rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-h1n4q1638\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sun, who  reached a career-high ranking of 39 in September 2024 wrote on her social media that she needed a break<\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-lws6n13\" tabindex=\"-1\">&#8220;The physical and mental demands of a competition schedule are relentless and can impact your life in more ways than one. With that in mind, I have decided to take some time away from competition to give myself a little space for my wellbeing and to enjoy life beyond the tennis court. <\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-usvlz383\" tabindex=\"-1\">It will give me the opportunity to step away from the demands of competition, reset, and prepare for what&#8217;s ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-rm8i016\" tabindex=\"-1\">I find it hard to express how deeply appreciative I am to all my team members, friends and family and fans for their continuous belief in me,&#8221; said the Te Anau born Sun<\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-dti2n19\" tabindex=\"-1\">&#8220;Your support and kindness means everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"n58GL wgYGg _3ea47 EsZzH\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-o2fpa22\" tabindex=\"-1\">I am also truly grateful for my sponsors and patronage and for being an important part of my journey,&#8221; she said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kiwi tennis player Lulu Sun is taking a break from pro tennis PHOTO: NZSW New Zealand tennis player&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-858164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}