3 Jul 2024
Tiny NZ town rallying behind young tennis star
A Southland town is abuzz after one of its youngsters pulled off a massive tennis upset on the world stage. Te Anau born Lulu Sun beat world number eight Qinwen Zheng in the first round of the women's singles at Wimbledon overnight yesterday. Sun switched allegiances from Switzerland to New Zealand in March and is the first Kiwi player to make a grand slam singles main draw in seven years. RNZ Niva Chittock reports.