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Li Na advances from Bartoli withdrawal, Raonic bombs EASTBOURNE: China's Li Na reached the quarterfinals of the ATP-WTA Eastbourne International on Wednesday without hitting a ball while men's top seed Milos Raonic was upset for the second straight week on grass.

2-seeded Li Na of China a walkover into the quarterfinals. Bartoli, the 2011 champion, reached the second round with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Flavia Pennetta of Italy on Monday.

China's Li Na plays a shot during her first round match against Kazakhstan's Ksenia Pervak, on the first day of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tournament, at the All England Tennis Club, on June 25, 2012.

Who can a woman turn to when everything falls apart? Her mother, of course - even if, in Li Na's case, it necessitated a 12-hour flight from Paris to China after her early exit from the French Open.

China's Li Na began her grass season with just six days left before the start of Wimbledon, with the sixth seed beating Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Eastbourne International on Tuesday.

"Welcome to the Sun Coast": These are the words that greet you as you walk off the train at this small seaside town 90 minutes southeast of London.

Li Na advanced to the second round at Eastbourne on Tuesday, beating Alize Cornet of France 6-2, 6-4.

Earlier, 2011 champion Marion Bartoli of France beat Italy's Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-2 to set up a possible second-round meeting with second-seeded Li Na in the Wimbledon warm-up event.

With the start of Wimbledon only seven days away, this week's Aegon International at Eastbourne will offer players a last chance to get in some grass-court competition before taking to the Grand Slam stage.

Robson thrilled the nation last summer when she partnered Andy Murray to a silver medal in the mixed doubles during the Olympics, but her form has been up and down since.

The 2013 French Open ended exactly as many predicted with world No. 1 Serena Williams holding the Coupe de Suzanne Lenglen trophy, smiling, for all the world to see.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - Three WTA players - Maria Sharapova , Serena Williams and Li Na - were recently unveiled by Forbes magazine on its annual Top 100 World's Highest Paid Athletes, list for 2013, the only three women included on the list.

Matches and events fly past in the fortnight of a major too quickly to absorb everything that happens.

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China's Hong Kong will likely host one of the teams in an elite new tennis league featuring many of the world's top players, the man behind the competition has said, according to a report.

British No 1 Robson defeated Kim Clijsters and Li Na to reach the fourth round of the US Open under the guidance of Zeljko Krajan last year.

Tiger Woods has become the world's best-paid athlete once again after reclaiming golf's number one ranking, according to business magazine Forbes.

Victoria Azarenka's love affair with clay continued after she reached her maiden French Open semi-final with a 7-6 6-2 defeat of former doubles partner Maria Kirilenko.

After some scintillating action at the 2013 French Open on Tuesday, the rest of the quarterfinals matches will be played on Wednesday at Roland is not an easy opponent, despite her low seed.

British No 1 Laura Robson is to work with Andy Murray's former coach Miles Maclagan during the grass-court season.