Eastbourne (England): Second seed Li Na was upset by Russia`s Elena Vesnina in the women`s singles quarterfinals of the Aegon International here.
The World No.6 and former French Open champion lost 6-7(4), 3-6 to Vesnina, ranked 36th in the world, in one hour and 40 minutes on Thursday, reports Xinhua.
In other matches, Fernando Lopez beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 7-6 (6) in an all-Spanish men`s singles affair. Lopez will next take on Ivan Dodig of Croatia, who defeated eighth seed Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-2.
American Jamie Hampton reached the semifinals with a 3-6, 7-6(1), 6-4 victory over Czech Republic`s Lucie Safarova.
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