Li Na eyes season-ending championships

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Li Na has set her sights on season-ending championships after her defeat in Tokyo on Wednesday.

27 September,2012 04:31 am

The 2011 French Open champion Li Na set her sights on the season-ending WTA Championships after her third-round defeat to Caroline Wozniacki in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Wednesday.The championships will be played from October 23 in Istanbul and feature the seasons top eight singles players. Chinas Li, the first Asian to win a singles Grand Slam crown, is currently eighth in the world.Im now number eight, so its very tough. Right now I dont know (if she can take part in the championships). I think it will be decided after Beijing, said the 30-year-old, who has struggled for form since making history last year.I wish I can be in the championships, but I lost today, so the only chance is that I have to do well next week in Beijing, she added.The China Open, in Beijing, is next week and provides another chance for Li to boost her rankings points. Samantha Stosur and Marion Bartoli, ranked ninth and 10th respectively, are other challengers for Istanbul.Li, the seventh seed, went down to former world number one Wozniacki 6-4, 3-6, 4-6.Li was at 3-3 in the final set, but she hit a double-fault on a break point in the following game and was never able to reduce the deficit.It was a tough match, but I still feel that I had a chance to win the match. Its very tough to play against Caroline, said Li.