BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China's only Grand Slam winner Li Na had her Wimbledon run cut short on Thursday night while a debate on Li's way of handling her manners still lingers on.
Li leveled her previous best at All England Club in 2006, and 2010 but failed to go farther when losing 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-2 to fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the quarter-finals.
Li reconciled herself with the loss.
"It was pretty good, really. At least better than the last two years. And also I proved a new thing, proved so many things on the court," said Li Na.
"I'm proud of myself, because at least I was trying to come to the net. I can now use it in important matches. So it's pretty positive," she said, satisfied with her new style that saw her come to the net 71 times and win points 48 times.
The feisty player kept her temper in check and rarely shouted on court. While meeting reporters, Li didn't lose her cool as she did on Monday when China's most famous athlete blasted at a Chinese reporter who had asked an "unpleasant" question.
"How surprising he sat there. How dare he? Doesn't he have any shame?" the 31-year-old said.
The reporter asked Li "whether she wants to say something to Chinese fans who stayed up watching her game" after Li defeated Cezch Republic's Klara Zakopalova 4-6, 6-0, 8-6 in the third round.
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