CHINA’S Li Na joked that her stunning third-set comeback at the French Open on Monday was due to her husband and sometime coach leaving the arena – but said she could never bring herself to sack him.
Li Na, the sixth seed, became the first Chinese player to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals by beating Czech ninth seed Petra Kvitova 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, despite falling 3-0 down in the deciding set.
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