Chinese Li Na suffers defeat in ASB Classic tennis

WELLINGTON, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- No. 2 seed Li Na of China on Tuesday me suffered defeat in the ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland, beaten by Estonia's Kaia Kanepi.

Li, the world No. 15, went down 6-1 6-3 in just 66 minutes to an opponent ranked 43 places below her.

The pair had met once before, at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, with Li winning in three sets on the way to reaching the semifinals.

Li's next event is Sydney next week.