May 30^th, Li Na said at the post-match press conference after the unexpected defeat at French Open,"Losing the game has nothing to do with the bad weather, the opponent played better than me."

"Weather factors are the same for both of us; I don't want to blame the failure on weather. There is no need to find any excuse for the result."

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Sixth seed Li Na, who won the tournament in 2011 to seal her place as one of China's sporting stars, crashed out on Thursday 7-5, 3-6, 2-6 to Bethanie Mattek-Sands, while the opponent is just World's No. 67 in world tennis ranking.Ironically, Li was the player who ended Mattek-Sands' run in Stuttgart Open not long ago.

Li said:" This is not comparable, these two games are not the same, one is on clay, the other is indoor. Even with the same opponent, beating her in the last game doesn't mean I will win at this time."

This match was interrupted thrice because of rain, lasted for six hours.

The match was scheduled to start at 17:00 GMT, as it is convenient for domestic fans to watch. However, at the post-match press conference the sixth seed reacted tersely when asked if she had an explanation for her fans at home. Li said:"I have nothing to say to the fans, do I need to get on my knees and kowtow to them? Pray for their forgiveness? I just lost a game and that's it. It is quite normal to win or lose.

Li is due to play the Wimbledon tournament from June 24; she said she has no other tournaments planned beforehand. Li also added that:"When she goes back to China, she will studied the situation of this match carefully with her own research team.Li wants to know where the problem lies.