Taylor Townsend def. Lulu Sun 7-6, 6-3 — Miami Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Taylor Townsend defeated Lulu Sun 7-6, 6-3 in the R128 of the Miami Open 2026.

Taylor Townsend won 43 of 50 first-serve points — 86 percent to Lulu Sun's 74 — and that gap carried a first set with no breaks into a tiebreak. A set point came and went before Townsend closed it, and a match point was saved before she sealed the 6-3 second. She faces Jasmine Paolini next.

Match stats

Lulu Sun: 7 aces, 66% first serves, 1 double fault. Taylor Townsend: 9 aces, 75% first serves, 2 double faults.

Profiles: Lulu Sun · Taylor Townsend — Miami Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Lulu Sun and Taylor Townsend.