French Open Champion Li Na will not be hiring a foreign coach for her Olympic preparations and will be sticking with her husband coach Jiang Shan. Li has been blasting the media on why they are so interested in her decision on choosing her coach. Jiang was coaching Li during the Australian Open Finals last [...]
Tennis star Li Na reached the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open in California by defeating Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic. Li Na was the first Asian player to win a grand slam title in last year’s French Open. While people think she is to outspoken, Li will not change her persona just because [...]
The women’s tennis team led by Li Na has advanced to the Fed Cup World Group II playoff after winning against Kazakhstan last Saturday. Li Na Defeated Kazakhstani born Galina Voskoboeval in a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 set. Li Na’s other team members did well in advancing for the playoffs, Zheng Jie defeated Yaroslava Shvedova in [...]
For all those people who play squash in Shenzhen, there is finally one place where people can find each other. www.squash-ladder.net/squash is the new website, where anyone of any standard can register and get involved with fun, competitive squash. How Does a Sports Ladder Work? A ladder is an extended tournament, which can potentially go [...]
French Open Champion Li Na together with four other female Chinese players will be appearing at the Luohu Tennis Court tomorrow. They will be competing for the World Group qualification for the 2012 Fed Cup of Asia/Oceania Zone Group. Teams for 17 other countries and regions will also be participating in the Pool A and [...]
Chinese tennis star Li Na had a great start at the Sydney International by reaching the second round in an hour. Na outclassed Russian Ekaterina Makarova after winning the first nine games of their match. Li will then face either South African Chanelle Scheepers or Hungarian Melinda Czink in the second round qualifier. In 2011, [...]
China’s Li Na suffered a first round defeat in the China Open to Romanian Monica Niculescu. Li was defeated in straight sets 6-4, 6-0 making this her second straight first round exit. Li’s defeat came in under ninety minutes and suffered dropped serves six times in front of shocked home fans. Li was then subject to [...]
China’s Li Na is setting her sights on another grand slam title, this time however, it will be in the London Olympic Games next year. Li said that to qualify for the Olympic games requires a ranking in the top 50, the tennis star currently ranks No. 5 in the world and is the French Open Champion. Li [...]
China’s Li Na became a heroine in her homeland when she became the first Grand Slam Champion to hail from Asia, but since then she has been struggling on the court, losing a couple major games to different players. Li lost on the second round at the Wimbledon and just recently lost on the first [...]
Li Na is set to be the world’s second highest earning female athlete after she signs endorsement deals worth around US$ 42 million dollars. Na became the first Asia Grand Slam Champion in June and has signed seven endorsement deals that are worth between US$ 2 million to US$ 3.5 million annually with a contract period of [...]
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