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 | Li Na of discarded Sharapova Roland Garros, you qualify for finals2-06-2011 |
Chinese tennis player Li Na reached a second final in a Grand Slam after beating Maria Sharapova to 6:4, 7-5 and qualified for the decisive match of the Open de France.
Li Na became the first player from most populous country in the world reached the final of a Grand Slam of the Australian Open early this year and now continue to impress at Roland Garros. Sharapova did away with the opportunity to win the career slam - she has won Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Australian Open title in Paris and is the only one and escaped so far. Chinese started the game strong and led to a breakthrough in the beginning, but Sharapova was able to return it. Followed by a further exchange of breaks, before the fail to close the set with 6-4. The second part began well for Russian, which led to the break and showed very stable game. Sharapova, however razkontsentrira a decisive part of the set and let a twist. Ultimately, Lee won the match at 6-4, 7-5 in an hour and 47 minutes of play. Her opponent in the finals of the tournament will be the winner of the match between last year's champion Francesca Skiavone and hope the hosts Marion Bartoli.