Paris: Li Na helped Stan Wawrinka set an unwanted record after joining her fellow Australian Open champion in losing in the first round of the French Open yesterday.


China's Li Na returns to Kristina Mladenovic during the French Open first round match in Paris yesterday. Pic/AFP 

Li's 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 loss to Kristina Mladenovic came around 16 hours after Wawrinka was dumped out by Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and it is the first time ever that the ignominious double has occurred.