BEIJING (AP) -- Relying on fitness and a strong baseline game, Li Na reached the pinnacle of ... with the 32-year-old Chinese tennis star citing recurring knee injuries as the reason she needed ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- China has begun its search for ... Such freedoms were only made possible due to Li Na and a few other current players, who broke free from the state system years ...

Li Na wrote that one all by herself. The 28-year-old already made history by becoming the first Chinese tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final. That will become a footnote if she wins the ...

BEIJING (AP) Li Na is doing her best to keep a low profile in China since returning home to ... The 29-year-old player was second in the Australian Open this year, but lost in the second round ...

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 ...

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 ... on TV as China’s Li Na clinched her second ...

Who is the No. 1 Athlete? An Analysis of the Top 10 Most Influential Athletes . In the glorious history of Chinese sports, the shining years of athletes ar ...

PARIS (AP) Li Na ended China's long ... come true,'' Li said.Not so many player can win (a) Grand Slam.'' The crowd at Roland Garros was dotted with red Chinese flags and a small vocal group ...

Not wanting to get too technical, Li Na joked ... in tennis and government support is on the rise in China, and it was just a matter of time before China produces a top-10 singles player.

BEIJING(AP) China reveled in its unprecedented success at the Australian Open on Wednesday after Li Na ... Chinese tennis officials face a challenge to ensure the next generation of players ...

Li Na is the only Chinese player to win a Grand Slam ... became the first Croatian player in Olympic tennis history to win a silver medal. Vekic, 28, has admitted that she nearly retired from ...

It has been a week of comings and goings for tennis in China. At the same time that the country lost its pioneering star, Li Na, to retirement ... for even a Top 30 player to rejoin to the ...