BEIJING (AP) -- Relying on fitness and a strong baseline game, Li Na reached the pinnacle of tennis and lifted the level of the sport in Asia to unprecedented heights. A sense of humor along the ...

they can say ``merci'' to Li Na's former badminton coach. The 29-year-old Li became the first from her country to win a major tennis title Saturday when she beat defending champion Francesca ...

To live up to her expectations … is simply amazing,’ says the American, whose triumph reveals a number of parallels between ...

There seemed a touch of destiny when Zheng Qinwen made the Australian Open final last year a decade on from when trailblazing compatriot Li Na hoisted ... in women’s tennis fuelled by a ...

This triumph, though, could make her a real star at home. International Tennis Hall of Fame member Li Na is the only Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title — at the 2011 French Open ...

There seemed a touch of destiny when Zheng Qinwen made the Australian Open final last year, a decade after trailblazing compatriot Li Na hoisted the ... in women's tennis fueled by a generation ...

The world No. 35 is in town for the Singapore Tennis Open and plays Australia's Maya Joint next. Read more at ...