MANILA, Philippines – Australian Open champion Li Na of China was knocked out of the French Open in the first round when she suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Kristina Mladenovic of France. Second seed Li, who won at Roland Garros in 2011, said she failed to follow the game plan and was very distracted throughout the match. Once dubbed the next big thing in French women’s tennis, world no. 103 Mladenovic saved two set points in the opener, lost focus in the second, but broke Li in the fourth game of the decider. -- Mornings @ ANC, May 28, 2014.
