Wimbledon 2014: Li Na rues lack of preparation after shock SW19 exit
Wimbledon 2014: Li Na admits she regrets her decision not to play Birmingham or Eastbourne after surprise exit
Li Na rued her decision not to play at Birmingham or Eastbourne after the second seed suffered a straight sets loss to Barbora Strycova in the third round at Wimbledon.
The Birmingham finalist, who is ranked No43 in the world, eased to victory over the two-time Major winner after a 7-6 (5) 7-6 (5) victory in one hour and 19 minutes on the No1 Court at SW19.
I needed to play some matches before the big one [Wimbledon]
Li Na
And China’s Li, 32, who reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals in 2006, 2010 and 2013, accepted that she made a wrong decision not to play a warm-up tournament on grass.
“I think I made wrong decision,” Li said. “I needed to play some matches before the big one [Wimbledon].
“You know, [it] is not only about technique. I think sometimes I don’t know how to play the point, especially in the important moment. I think today I made a lot of mistakes.”
The 2014 Australia Open winner added: “Where do I think I lost the match? Like I say, in important moments, I don’t know how to hit the ball to make the point.
“I was always wait, wait to see if I was wish the opponent can make mistake. But today didn’t work.”
And Li was in no mood to assess Strycova’s next opponent, Caroline Wozniacki: “{It} is not my business. I’m already out of tournament.”
