Lulu Sun, former Texas Longhorn, advances to women's quarterfinals at Wimbledon

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There's a Texas Longhorns connection with perhaps the biggest story out of Wimbledon so far.

Lulu Sun, currently ranked No. 123 in the world, had to win three qualifying matches to get into the women's field, and now she's the first-ever Longhorn woman to advance to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. She beat Great Britain's Emma Raducanu on Centre Court in three sets Sunday (6-2, 5-7, 6-2) to advance and she'll face Croatia's Donna Vekic, ranked No. 37, Tuesday.