London: Chinese star Li Na crashed out of Wimbledon yesterday in another twist to her love-hate relationship with the tournament.Second seed Li lost 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) in the third round to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic with the defeat coming hot on the heels of her shock first round exit at the French Open.
<img title="Barbora Zahlavova" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/aug/Zahlavova2806.jpg" alt="Barbora Zahlavova" /> Czech Republic's Barbora Zahlavova celebrates her win against China's Li Na in Round Three at Wimbledon yesterday. Pic/AFP.
In eight appearances at Wimbledon, the 32-year-old Li has still never got beyond the quarter-finals. The match ended in bizarre circumstances with Li, facing match point, successfully challenging a forehand which had been called long.
<img title="Li Na" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2014/aug/Li-Na2806.jpg" alt="Li Na" /> China's Li Na in Round Three at Wimbledon yesterday. Pic/AFP.
But the 28-year-old Zahlavova Strycova, the world number 43 who will next face Caroline Wozniacki, was able to quickly celebrate victory for real when Li served up a seventh double fault on the replayed point.

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