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Li Na reaches 2nd round at French Open

The Columbian
Published: May 24, 2011, 12:00am

PARIS (AP) — Australian Open finalist Li Na advanced to the second round of the French Open by beating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 Tuesday.

The sixth-seeded Li, who became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam final, made the semifinals at the clay-court warm-up tournaments in Madrid and Rome.

Li trailed 3-1 in the first set, then won 10 of the next 12 games to lead 5-2 in the second before her Czech opponent forced the tiebreaker. She led 4-0 in the third set.

Li has advanced to at least the quarterfinals at the other three Grand Slam tournaments, but her best result at Roland Garros is reaching the fourth round.

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