PARIS (AP) If China's 1.3 billion people want to thank someone for their country's first Grand Slam singles title, they can say ``merci'' to Li Na's former badminton coach. The 29-year-old Li became ...

PARIS (AP)—Li Na ended China’s long wait for a Grand Slam champion Saturday, defeating Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (0) in the French Open final. The Australian Open runner-up celebrated by falling ...

Does a bronze medal deserve a slap in the face? Apparently, that’s what a Chinese sports official thought tennis star Li Na deserved back in 2001, after she took a disappointing third place in mixed ...

Li Na, the 2001 winner of the French Open champion and the world’s fifth-ranked tennis player, and Marion Bartoli, the world’s ninth-ranked player, have received the final two wild cards into the New ...

Welcome to French Open Flashbacks, where wtatennis.com will take a look back at some of the most memorable narratives from Roland Garros over the past 20 years. After recapping Charleston's classics, ...

Players competing at the Hong Kong Tennis Open next month will have the opportunity to pick the brain of two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 2 Li Na, who this week was announced at the ...

The exceedingly winsome Li Na certainly made even more friends after her 7-6, 6-0 victory over Dominika Cibulkova in the Australian Open final. She began her champion's address with a nod to her agent ...

Li Na fell in love with Alexandra Eala's attitude and personality during the MGM Macau Tennis Masters as the Chinese tennis ...

Li Na's French Open title defense ended Monday with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 fourth-round loss to 142nd-ranked qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan on a blustery day at Roland Garros. Li was at a loss to ...

Defending champion Li Na needed three sets to stop American Christina McHale at the French Open on Saturday. The seventh-seeded Li, who last year became the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam ...

Two-time major champion Li Na and coach Carlos Rodriguez are parting ways after nearly two years together. Li's agent, Max Eisenbud, says Rodriguez is no longer able to travel on the tennis circuit.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) Kim Clijsters finally won her first Australian Open title and the fourth major of her career, wiping tears from her eyes after she beat Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday. The loss ...