Dhaka, March 11 -- Eighth seed Zheng Qinwen of China secured a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 victory over New Zealand's Sun Lulu in the third round of the WTA 1000 event at Indian Wells on Sunday, marking her first set of consecutive wins this season and a career-best showing at the tournament and moved to last-16.

The match, a rematch of their 2024 Wimbledon first-round clash in which Sun stunned Zheng, saw the Chinese star control key moments despite a tense second-set battle. Zheng overcame a mid-set slump and a 5-5 tie in the second set to seal the victory in one hour and 46 minutes."It's tough for me to lose a match, so I remember, and I want to try to fight back.

I think that's a good point of me. That's why I try to be better and here I a...