Li Na loses in 1st round at French Open
Chinas Li Na returns the ball to France’s Kristina Mladenovic during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 27, 2014. AP
PARIS — Li Na lost her opening match at the French Open on Tuesday, the second reigning Australian Open champion to fall in the first round at this year’s tournament.
Li, who won the title at Roland Garros in 2011, lost to Kristina Mladenovic of France 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
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In January, Li won the title in Melbourne, a day before Stan Wawrinka won his first major.
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