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Sharapova bows to tenacious Li

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June 15, 2009 | 12:00am

BIRMINGHAM, England – Maria Sharapova’s Wimbledon build-up suffered a setback on Saturday when she was knocked out of the Birmingham grasscourt event, 6-4, 6-4, by China’s Li Na.

Sharapova, the champion here in 2004 and 2005, is still feeling her way back after over 10 months out with a shoulder injury and she showed signs of a quick revival by reaching the French Open quarterfinals.

But the unseeded Russian was plagued by errors on Saturday, suffering six breaks of serve in her 90-minute defeat. (AP)

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