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China's Li Na shocked in Eastbourne

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IANS Eastbourne (England)

Second seed Li Na was upset by Russia's Elena Vesnina in the women's singles quarterfinals of the Aegon International here.

The World No.6 and former French Open champion lost 6-7(4), 3-6 to Vesnina, ranked 36th in the world, in one hour and 40 minutes Thursday, reports Xinhua.

In other matches, Fernando Lopez beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 7-6 (6) in an all-Spanish men's singles affair. Lopez will next take on Ivan Dodig of Croatia, who defeated eighth seed Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-2.

American Jamie Hampton reached the semifinals with a 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 victory over Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova.

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First Published: Jun 21 2013 | 5:48 PM IST

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