Sun shines to rain on Raducanu parade

The word "astonish" decorated the front of Lulu Sun's white shirt and it proved an entirely appropriate flourish as the 123rd-ranked qualifier dished out a juddering Wimbledon reality check to Britain's Emma Raducanu on Sunday.

The flickering hope that Raducanu's renaissance could last the distance at the grasscourt Grand Slam was snuffed out emphatically as Sun knocked out the last British player standing 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals.

Raducanu knew all about the dangers posed by qualifiers at the majors after she herself had triumphed as one at the US Open nearly three years ago.