美网第七日，中国金花李娜为中国球迷带来了惊喜，她以4-6/6-0/6-0淘汰了法国老将皮尔斯昂首挺进美网女单第四轮，成为第一个闯入美网16强的中国女选手。李娜将在美网第8个比赛日，挑战前世界第一、俄罗斯美少女莎拉波娃。

Li Na became the first Chinese woman to reach the US Open last 16 with a stunning 4-6 6-0 6-0 victory over 2005 runner-up Mary Pierce on Sunday.

Pierce looked on course for victory when she took the first set but 24th seed Li won 12 games in a row to set up a possible showdown with third seed Maria Sharapova.

Li struggled to cope with Pierce's power early on but grew in confidence as the match progressed and clinched victory with her 51st winner, ripping a forehand past the stranded Pierce.

The 24-year-old Li became the first Chinese woman to reach the last eight of a grand-slam event when she made the quarter-finals at Wimbledon in July.

(Agencies)

Vocabulary:

runner-up：亚军

showdown: 对决，参考热词 ：如何表达“一决雌雄”

forehand：网球的正手一击，和动词rip搭配

grand-slam event：大满贯赛事