By Chris Oddo | Friday, June 27, 2014

 

Li Na was flat and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova was opportunistic. The result? The biggest upset of Wimbledon on Day 5.

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Barbora Zahlavova Strycova notched the biggest upset of this year’s Championships on Friday afternoon, taking down second-seeded Li Na in two tiebreakers, 7-6(5), 7-6(5), for her first career top 10 win.

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“You go on court and you have to believe yourself,” Zahlavova Strycova said. “I did, and I thought I could do it. I was pushing myself a lot.”

The victory is Zahlavova Strycova’s first against Li in three career matches, and it propels her into the round of 16 at a major for the first time in her career.

The 28-year-old will face Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round on Monday. Wozniacki romped over 16-year-old Ana Konjuh of Croatia, 6-3, 6-0, on Friday.

Li, who has suffered five first-week losses in her last seven Wimbledon appearances, was flat from the onset. She committed 37 unforced errors and converted on only two of her seven break point opportunities.