PARIS (AP) If China's 1.3 billion people want to thank someone for their country's first Grand Slam singles title, they can say ``merci'' to Li Na's former badminton coach. The 29-year-old Li became ...
Does a bronze medal deserve a slap in the face? Apparently, that’s what a Chinese sports official thought tennis star Li Na deserved back in 2001, after she took a disappointing third place in mixed ...
PARIS — Defending champion Li Na was at a loss to explain why she was knocked out by a qualifier in the fourth round of the French Open. Last year, Li became the first player from China to earn a ...
MELBOURNE, Australia – Victoria Azarenka had to endure some anxious moments before and after her win over American teenager Sloane Stephens. Li Na wasn't flustered at all while beating No. 2-ranked ...
July 18 (Reuters) - China will likely produce another Grand Slam women's champion in the next decade, predicts Li Na, the only player from her nation to taste victory in any of tennis's four biggest ...
Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Li Na has joined an exclusive list of active women's players to have won multiple grand slam crowns. No longer a one-slam wonder, Li Na says age is no barrier ...
Li Na made history as the first Asian-born tennis player to win not just one but two Grand Slam titles – but since retiring five years ago, what has the Chinese champion been plotting next? You can ...
The CEO of the company that owns UFC, Endeavor, appears confused as to who China’s former strawweight champion Zhang Weili is, after claiming Li Na was the “Chinese champion”. In an interview with ...
As Yao Ming, China's brightest sports star officially announced his retirement four days ago, Li Na, the nation's first Grand Slam singles champion, was deemed by many to be a successor of Yao in ...
Despite retiring from her playing career in 2014, two-time grand slam champion Li Na still keeps an eager eye on the tennis world she left behind. After yet another dramatic Wimbledon, the Chinese ...
Sixth seed Li Na of China said it was pretty far to be the champion after she reached her three-year-best stage on Thursday and had witnessed so many big names' early exits at Wimbledon. The Chinese ...
(Reuters) - China will likely produce another Grand Slam women's champion in the next decade, predicts Li Na, the only player from her nation to taste victory in any of tennis's four biggest ...