Maria Sharapova lost her second straight match at the WTA

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ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Maria Sharapova lost her second straight match at the WTA Championships on Wednesday, a 7-6 (4), 6-4 defeat to Li Na. Stephen Gostkowski Patriots Jersey . The result leaves Sharapova on the brink of elimination from the season-ending tournament, but she still has a slim chance of advancing to the semifinals if she wins her final round-robin match against Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka maintained her perfect record against Sam Stosur with a 6-2, 6-2 win earlier Wednesday. Sharapova led 4-2 in the first set before Li broke back to force the tiebreaker, where the Russian let a 4-0 lead slip away. Li then took a 5-2 lead in the second and served out the match on her second attempt. Sharapova lost to Sam Stosur of Australia in her opening match Tuesday. The second-ranked Russian said "the swelling got a little worse" after her first match, and that "it just limits my movement a lot, and its not something I really want to risk." Li, the French Open champion, is the first Chinese player to qualify for the season-ending event for the worlds top eight players. Stosur, the U.S. Open champion, was coming off her first ever win over Sharapova on Tuesday but appeared flat as she came out for Wednesdays opening match. In her first match in the White Group, the fourth-seeded Azarenka broke four times to take her head-to-head record against Stosur to 5-0. "I didnt play aggressive enough ... I dont feel like I did anything," Stosur said. "I just kind of got pushed around the court, and eventually was made to make an error or she would hit a winner." The Australian said her performance wasnt affected by the late match against Sharapova the previous evening. "Oh, I cant blame that," she said. "Yeah, it was a quick turnaround, but I felt like I was ready to go." In the Red Group, No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki faced Vera Zvonareva of Russia in the late match. Michael Hoomanawanui Jersey . Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., sent a letter Friday to the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce citing the derogatory nature of the word "redskins" and suggesting the committee use its influence to persuade team owner Dan Snyder and the NFL to change the name. Jimmy Garoppolo Patriots Jersey . The Browns have relaxed their media limitations to see rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel practice.DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Amateur sensation Lydia Ko is turning pro and has asked the LPGA Tour to waive its age limit. The 16-year-old from New Zealand already is a two-time winner on the LPGA Tour -- both wins at the Canadian Womens Open -- and last year became the youngest winner in LPGA history. She also contended at the Evian Championship last month in the years fifth and final major championship. The LPGA Tour confirmed that it received a petition from Ko asking that it waive its minimum age requirement of 18. LPGA Tour Commissioner Mike Whan was travelling from Asia on Thursday and not immediately available to comment. Whan, who two years ago granted such a petition to Lexi Thompson, has sole discretion whether Ko can join the tour early. The LPGA said Whan would be in contact with Ko and her family. Kos mother, Tina Hyon, told Golf Channels website Weddnesday night in an email that her daughter would play as a pro in the LPGA Titleholders in November in Naples, Fla. Steve Grogan Patriots Jersey. She also might play in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Mexico. Born in South Korea, Ko moved to New Zealand when she was 6 and began taking lessons at Pupuke Golf Club in Auckland. She recently received the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the top-ranked female amateur for the third straight year. Ko would have earned nearly $1 million this year if she had been a pro. Michelle Wie was 15 when she turned pro, though she played a limited schedule and did not ask for LPGA Tour membership. Lexi Thompson was 16 when she won on the LPGA in 2011. Whan granted her petition to join before turning 18, though it did not take effect until the 2012 season and Thompson played her first round as a member the day before she turned 17. cheap jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '