Kiwi Lulu Sun has defeated the UK's Emma Raducanu at Wimbledon to make the prestigious tournament's quarterfinal stage.
Sun won the first set 6-2, lost the second 5-7, then secured the victory with another 6-2 triumph in the third.
The 23-year-old had already made history at the tournament and is now the first Kiwi woman to make it to the singles quarterfinals in the UK Grand Slam at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in London.
It means she is guaranteed at least $782,000 in prize money for the tournament.
Sun was in tears after clinching the match.
She looked in control throughout, securing the win in two hours and 50 minutes.
In a post-match interview on Centre Court, she talked about watching her idols — including "Federer, of course" — on YouTube and trying to emulate them.
Sun also praised her opponent Raducanu, 21, who famously won the 2021 US Open at just 18 years old.
"I had to fight tooth and nail because she's obviously gonna run for every ball and fight until the end," Sun said.
Sun beat Emma Raducanu in the fourth round to make the prestigious tournament's quarterfinal stage. (Source: TVNZ)
"I don't have the words right now."
Sun was born in Te Anau, and the local tennis club hosted a watch party this morning.
Te Anau Tennis Club president Greg Sheppard told Breakfast the locals were "proud as punch" of Sun's sensational run.
Sun is a "shoo-in" to win her quarterfinal according to Te Anau Tennis Club president Greg Sheppard. (Source: Breakfast)
And Sheppard said Sun is a "shoo-in" to win her quarterfinal against Donna Vekić of Croatia.
"We're thinking about the next game [the semifinal]," he said. "That's the one we're focusing on.
"I just hope she goes as far as she can, she's already done very well and it's just gonna mean the world to her, this result.
"She'll just waltz into the main draws of all the Grand Slams now, which is exciting."
Tennis New Zealand's Gareth Archer said it's "incredible" and Sun was "amazing once again".
"We're just stoked here for her," he said. "The story of her tournament's been overcoming that adversity, keeping her level, and just really, really rising to the challenge each time.
Lulu Sun is a "really proud New Zealander", Tennis NZ's Gareth Archer said. (Source: Breakfast)
"I know she's a really proud New Zealander and is feeling the love from the Kiwis all the way over there in the UK."
This morning's victory means Sun's Wimbledon run surpassed that of Kiwi tennis icon Dame Ruia Morrison, who made it to the fourth round in 1959. Sixty-five years on, Sun matched that accomplishment over the weekend.
"I wasn't expecting to be here at this stage," she said at the time.
Morrison — a 13-time New Zealand singles champion and who made the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1957 and 1959 — burst with pride as she spoke about Sun's run at Wimbledon so far.
"I'm absolutely stoked that we have still got someone playing at Wimbledon from New Zealand. They are doing so well — it's lovely," Morrison told 1News on Saturday.
When asked what it meant to share the Wimbledon milestone with Sun, Morrison said it was "wonderful — absolutely wonderful".
"I don't feel lonely anymore."
Now, Sun will be eyeing up the chance to continue her dark horse run.
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