Top Chinese player Li Na has ousted Eleni Danilidou, setting up a third round clash with Russian ace Maria Sharapova in the DFS Classic, a grass court warm up for Wimbledon.

Li Na, the tournament's 13th seed, struggled to beat the Greek in two straight sets 7-6 (11-9), 6-3 in the second round.

Her next opponent, former Wimbledon champion and top seed Sharapova, defeated American Ahsha Rolle 6-4, 6-2.

The other two Chinese players, Yan Zi and Peng Shuai, have left the tournament early.

Yan was beaten 7-5, 7-5 by Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in a second round clash, while Peng lost 6-2, 6-1 to Serbia's Jelena Jankovic.

(CRI June 15, 2006)