Luksika loses to Zheng
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Thai No 1 Luksika Kumkhum crashed out of the US$500,000 Guangzhou Open after losing in three tough sets to Chinese wildcard player Saisai Zheng of China in the first round 7-6 (7-3) 3-6 5-7.
The Thai qualifier, ranked 116th in the world, rallied from 1-4 down in the third set and fought off two match points at 4-5 only to lose serves in the 12th game which cost her the match.
In the second round Zheng, No 157, will line up against Great Britain’s rising star and third seed Laura Robson who eased past Jovana Jaksix of Serbia 6-2 6-4.
