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 ...

Former Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie and Peng Shuai are the only other Chinese players ... said ``Li Na's win is huge, it will bring a big change.'' Peng added that ``I think tennis in China ...

Zheng ended up being crushed by nemesis Aryna Sabalenka in the decider but this year will hope to go one better and join Li as the second Chinese player to win a grand slam single ...

Zheng is currently facing Laura Siegemund in the second round of the Australian Open. She has already won a Gold Medal, but a ...

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 women's trophy. Zheng ended up crushed by nemesis ...

the Aussie Open has traditionally been a happy hunting ground for Chinese players, who've reached at least the quarterfinal stage there six times with retired legend Li Na lifting the women's ...

"We've seen a number of waves of Chinese tennis players who have been solid - by which I mean top 30, even top 20 on occasion... but no one really to rival Li Na until Zheng Qinwen," says Mark ...

Li Na is the only Chinese player to win a Grand Slam ... 2 Coco Gauff earlier in the tournament, became the first Croatian player in Olympic tennis history to win a silver medal.

The achievements of Li Na gave rise to predictions of Chinese superstardom in women's tennis. Ten years later, Zheng Qinwen appears ready to follow in her footsteps.

Zhang Zhizhen, China's top male tennis player who was defeated in the men's singles first round, has found success in the men's doubles by partnering with Czech player Tomas Machac. The duo ...