Li started out as a badminton player, adept at the national sport ... In the immediate future is the establishment of a Li Na Tennis Academy. In the not-too-distant future, she's hoping to ...

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 ...

Not long into her transition, 5535 miles away, countrywoman Li Na broke new ground by becoming the first Asian-born tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title at the 2011 French Open.

Li Na, who defeated British teenager Heather Watson in the first round of the U.S. Open, says many younger players aren’t mentally strong. "At least I was 10 years older than her, so I got more ...

“Li Na,” he said, “I am humbled and grateful ... She was part of a system that [had] never produced an individual female tennis player who ever broke into the top 70. And yet, somehow ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Li Na made it third time lucky in the Australian ... The diminutive Cibulkova, one of the shortest players ever to reach a Grand Slam final at 1.61-meters (5-foot-3 ...

After Zheng Qinwen put on a show on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday with a thrilling 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (8) win over fellow Chinese player Wang Yafan, the No. 12 seed received the surprise of a lifetime ...

Zheng Qinwen has added her name to history, becoming just the second Chinese tennis player ever to reach a Grand Slam final. The 21-year-old joined Li Na on the very exclusive list after defeating ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- China has begun its search for the next Li Na, and one ... these homegrown players, 16-year-old Zheng Wushuang, who trains at the 1123 Junior Tennis Academy in Beijing ...

In a video making the social-media rounds, it appears that Li Na was slapped by a Chinese official during a medal ceremony after winning the bronze medal in mixed doubles at China’s 2001 ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) China has begun its search for the next Li Na, and one ... of these homegrown players, 16-year-old Zheng Wushuang, who trains at the 1123 Junior Tennis Academy in Beijing ...