Li Na vs. Kristina Mladenovic: Score and Recap from 2014 French Open

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Published: May 27, 2014

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The women's draw at the 2014 French Open seemingly contains a small handful of top contenders, but what little depth there was took a major hit Tuesday when No. 2 seed Li Na was upset by Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in the first round. 

Li's defeat was shocking on several fronts, considering she won the Australian Open earlier this year and won the French Open back in 2011. The Aussie Open champion on the men's side, Stanislas Wawrinka, also fell in the first round at Roland Garros on Monday, making this year's first round truly historic, according to ESPN Tennis:



Mladenovic is a 21-year-old native of France who has never advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament and is ranked No. 103 in the world. This also marks just the second time in her young career that she has made it to the second round at Roland Garros in her sixth appearance.

ESPN's Chris McKendry weighed in on the outcome and noted Mladenovic's lack of experience against top players:



The victory was unquestionably the biggest of Mladenovic's career thus far, and she celebrated in appropriate fashion, as seen in this photo courtesy of the Roland Garros Twitter account:



Mladenovic surprised Li early by taking a 1-0 lead in sets, but Li was able to battle back to take the second. After she leveled the match, the assumption was that Li had momentum on her side, but that clearly meant little to Mladenovic.

The lanky power hitter used a big serve and virtually mistake-free tennis in the third set to vanquish her foe. With Li making 37 unforced errors to Mladenovic's 25, the veteran has nobody to blame but herself for the tough loss.

Per Sports Illustrated, Li commented after the match: "The problem is myself. I don’t think I’m doing well on the court. And also, even during the match, I don’t think totally [about] what I should do, like especially I...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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