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 season's top eight singles players. China's Li, the first Asian to win a singles Grand Slam crown, is currently eighth in the world.
"I'm now No.8, so it's very tough. Right now I don't know (if she can take part in the championships). I think it will be decided after Beijing," said the 30-year-old Chinese.
"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 noted.
The China Open 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 went down to former world No.1 Wozniacki 6-4, 3-6 and 4-6 in the game.
She 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. It's very tough to play against Caroline," said Li.
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