Category: Li Na
By Tennis Guru on Jan 15, 2012 in Li Na, Sydney International, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, Victoria Azarenka, WTA | 0 Comments
World number three Victoria Azarenka won her fifth Premier event title at the Apia International Sydney 2012 tournament after beating defending champion Li Na of China in three sets 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. There was so much talk about the possibility of Petra Kvitova taking over the number one ranking this week that Azarenka was overlooked [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 27, 2011 in Li Na, Tennis News, Wimbledon | 0 Comments
Roland Garros 2011 champion Li Na returned to her home city of Wuhan in China following her shock 2nd round loss at Wimbledon. The world number four said that she will take a much-needed break from tennis. Li Na lost her match to German wildcard Sabine Lisicki despite having held a matchpoint. She flew back [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 5, 2011 in French Open, Li Na, Roland Garros, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 1 Comment
China’s Li Na initially wanted to become a badminton player like her father. However, a couple of years in training, she was told by her old badminton coach that she was not made for the sport, considered as one of the most popular in China. Instead, she she was advised to play tennis. Turns out, [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 4, 2011 in Featured, French Open, Li Na, Roland Garros, Tennis Feature, Tennis News, tennis results | 0 Comments
Li Na completed her campaign at the Roland Garros 2011 tournament with a title win at the Ladies Singles event after beating defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-6. She became the first Chinese player – male or female – to have won a Grand Slam singles title. As the French Open 2011 Ladies [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 3, 2011 in Francesca Schiavone, French Open, Li Na, Roland Garros, Watch Live Sports, watch online tennis | 1 Comment
The Roland Garros 2011 Ladies Singles Final Francesca Schiavone vs Li Na French Open match takes place on June 4, 2011 Saturday at Court Philippe Chatrier. The French Open 2011 ladies singles event has been full of upsets – with the world’s top four crashing out before the quarterfinals. In the end only two ladies [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 3, 2011 in Featured, Francesca Schiavone, French Open, Li Na, Roland Garros, Tennis News | 3 Comments
The Roland Garros 2011 Women’s Singles competition has been full of drama and stunning upsets. This Saturday, only two players are left standing to play for the title. It is a showdown between China and Italy. Li Na, the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final at the Australian Open this year, [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jun 1, 2011 in French Open, Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Roland Garros, Watch Live Sports, watch online tennis | 3 Comments
The Roland Garros 2011 Semifinal Maria Sharapova vs Li Na French Open match takes place on June 2, 2011 Thursday at Court Philippe Chatrier. Li Na continues her impressive run in Paris after she dispatched Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. The Chinese star was a finalist in this year’s Australian Open. Meanwhile, Sharapova easily cruised past [...]
By Tennis Guru on May 31, 2011 in French Open, Li Na, Roland Garros, Tennis News | 0 Comments
China’s Li Na reached the French Open 2011 quarterfinals, setting another record as the first Chinese player to reach the final eight at the Roland Garros. The sixth-seeded player beat Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. At the post-match interview, the Chinese star joked that her husband leaving the court may have [...]
By Tennis Guru on May 7, 2011 in Li Na, Madrid Open, Petra Kvitova, watch online tennis, WTA | 0 Comments
The Li Na vs Petra Kvitova Mutua Madrid Open 2011 Semifinal match will take place after the Goerges vs Azarenka match at the Manolo Santana Stadium. China’s Li Na survived a marathon quarterfinal match against USA’s Bethanie Mattek-Sands while Kvitova was pushed to the limit before holding off slovakian opponent Dominika Cibulkova to progress to [...]
By Tennis Guru on Feb 1, 2011 in Australian Open, Featured, Grand Slam, Kim Clijsters, Li Na, Tennis Feature | 0 Comments
Kim Clijsters blasted her way to a maiden Australian Open title after a spectacular win over China’s Li Na. The Belgian completed her third Grand Slam win, taking the match 3-6 6-3 6-3. Going into the match Li will have been considered the underdog tennis betting pundits, but she showed her quality and pushed Clijsters [...]