China's Li Na failed to win her third tour title losing 6-4, 6-3 to Marion Bartoli of France in the final of the WTA Monterrey tournament.
China's Li Na failed to win her third tour title here on Sunday losing 6-4, 6-3 to Marion Bartoli of France in the final of the WTA Monterrey tournament.
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Li, who defeated top seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the first round, made a strong start and was 4-2 ahead in the first set, but then lost three games in a row to the second-seeded French woman.
Bartoli then powered ahead to take the first set and lead 4-1 in the second before Li lifted her game again to get within a point of levelling at 4-4.
She failed to take that opportunity however and Bartoli then broke to love for the fourth title win of her career.
"I feel really good about how I played the whole week," Bartoli said.
"I had some tough matches, not just today but also in the semifinals.
"They were two tought sets. I hit some great shots at the right moment. I'm happy about my level.
"My first three titles came in 2006 when I was younger and not really expecting to win.
"So it's understandable why those ones were more emotional. But it's always nice to win titles, and this is a great one.
"Now I'm hoping to start winning bigger tournaments, and I hope I can keep playing like this in Indian Wells and Miami."
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