Unheralded Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai, ranked just 226 in the world, upset world No 1 Dinara Safina 7-5, 7-6(5) in the 2nd round of the China Open Monday.

5日，现世界排名226位、名不见经传的中国选手张帅在中国网球公开赛女单次轮中，以7-5/7-6(5)爆冷击败现世界排名第一的萨芬娜。

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China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China.

中国网球公开赛是每年一度在北京举行的职业网球联赛。

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The 25-year-old Djokovic, who was also beaten by Murray in the semifinals of the Olympic tennis tournament, came into the final in hot form after claiming the China Open in Beijing.

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Li, who turns 31 next month and will rise one place to No. 5 in the Women's Tennis Association rankings on Monday, joked that she felt like she was at the China Open, because of the number of Chinese flags and cheers, both in Mandarin and English at the arena.

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Ms. Li, who turns 31 next month and will rise one place to No. 5 in the Women's Tennis Association rankings on Monday, joked that she felt like she was at the China Open, because of the number of Chinese flags and cheers, both in Mandarin and English at the arena.

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