China's Li Na defeats Rodionova on Day 1 at Wimbledon 2008

Li Na (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)Photo Gallery>>(BEIJING, June 17) -- China's Li Na defeated newly-adopted Australian player Anastasia Rodionova, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 in their women's singles first round match at the All England championships at Wimbledon, on June 23, 2008. The 26-year-old Russian-born Rodionova, who is ranked at No 75, broke Li's serve three times and won the first set, 6-3. However, in the second set Li bounced back by breaking Rodionova's serve twice to take the second set, 6-0. Li then controlled the third and final set to win 6-1. Li Na was the first Chinese player to reach a grand slam singles quarter-final at Wimbledon in 2006, after she toppled Czech No.10 seeded player Nicole Vaidisova 4-6, 6-1, 6-3.