Lulu Sun (NZL) v Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

Lulu Sun’s first round match against Yulia Putintseva in Charleston started well, the left-hander hitting a beautiful soft cross-court backhand volley on the way to holding to love in the opening game.  She got an immediate break point when Putintseva hit a backhand into the net after conceding a deuce with a double fault, but…