Li Na Explains Serving Ball 10 Rows Into Stands: “I Want To Have Good...
Ever since advancing to the 2011 Australian Open final, becoming the first Chinese player to appear in a Grand Slam singles final, Li Na has been somewhat of a media darling in Melbourne. The...
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Li Na Falls Twice, Then Loses Australian Open Final (Watch Full Match Here)
After winning the first set of the Australian Open final against defending champ and world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, Li Na rolled her ankle — twice, the second time immediately following a 10-minute...
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Xi Jinping, Peng Liyuan And Li Na Make Time’s List Of 100 Most Influential...
A politician, his wife, and a tennis star join the likes of Jay-Z, Bryan Cranston and Kim Jong-un as the only Chinese citizens on Time’s annual list of 100 most influential people in the world....
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New York Times Retracts Li Na Steroid Allegation, Apologizes To Her Agent
In an otherwise excellent piece on Chinese tennis star Li Na, Brook Larmer, writing in the New York Times, made one critical error, which Chinese media quickly pointed out. The offending passage...
View ArticleLi Na Becomes First Chinese Player To Reach US Open Semis
Fifth-seeded Li Na, playing with what she called nervous energy, beat 24th seed Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2 yesterday to become the first Chinese player to ever reach the semifinals of...
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Li Na To Play World No. 1 Novak Djokovic At China Open In Beijing
There’s a chance you’ve known this for a while, since it was first reported on September 6 (by Indo-Asian News Service, of all places), but Li Na will face Novak Djokovic in a “battle of the sexes” on...
View ArticleNovak Djokovic Speaks Chinese After Exhibition Against Li Na At Beijing Open
The China Open tennis tournament began in Beijing over the weekend, but before the games that counted, there was this, a “Battle of the Sexes” between the world’s top player, Novak Djokovic, and...
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Ahead Of The Australian Open Finals, Rolex Congratulates “Champion” Li Na
The above was tweeted by Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim a couple of days ago. Take a look at that Rolex ad on the official website of the Australian Open, which reads, “Rolex congratulates Li Na on...
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Li Na Delights Crowd Before, During, And (Especially) After Australian Open...
In last year’s Australian Open Final, Li Na repeatedly halted play for the eager crowd of tennis aficionados. Not that they minded. Alongside her game, she endeared herself to the tennis public...
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Li Na Announces Retirement From Tennis
Li Na officially announced her retirement from professional tennis at 11 am today on her Sina Weibo account. The 32-year-old two-time Grand Slam champion cited knee injuries as the reason. She doesn’t...
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