Lu stuns Lopez in Nottingham

AT HOME:Following the upset victory, Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun told the ‘Nottingham Post’ how having friends who live in the city helps him relax at the Aegon Open

Taipei Times
Date:  Jun 26, 2015
By: Dave Carroll  /  Staff reporter, with AP, NOTTINGHAM, England

Taiwanese No. 1 Lu Yen-hsun stunned third seed Feliciano Lopez at the Aegon Open

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun returns to Feliciano Lopez of Spain in their Aegon Open third-round singles match at Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, England, on Wednesday.  Photo: Reuters

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun returns to Feliciano Lopez of Spain in their Aegon Open third-round singles match at Nottingham Tennis Centre in Nottingham, England, on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

in Nottingham, England, on Wednesday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon warm-up tournament.

World No. 61 Lu saved both break points the world No. 16 created in the first set and converted one of three to claim a 6-3 advantage.

The Taiwanese then broke the Spaniard again in the first game of the second set and never looked back, converting another of the two further break points he created to complete a shock 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Spaniard on the grass courts at the Nottingham Tennis Centre in just 1 hour, 6 minutes.     [FULL  STORY]

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