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 ...

NEW YORK — French Open champion Li Na of China left no doubt of how she felt about losing in the first round of the U.S. Open for the second consecutive year. The No. 6 seed used an expletive during a ...

PARIS – Defending champion Li Na was at a loss to explain why she was knocked out by a qualifier in the fourth round of the French Open. Last year, Li became the first player from China to earn a ...

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 ...

July 18 (Reuters) - China will likely produce another Grand Slam women's champion in the next decade, predicts Li Na, the only player from her nation to taste victory in any of tennis's four biggest ...

MELBOURNE, Australia – Victoria Azarenka had to endure some anxious moments before and after her win over American teenager Sloane Stephens. Li Na wasn't flustered at all while beating No. 2-ranked ...

WIMBLEDON, England --French Open champion Li Na squandered two match points and lost in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday to German wild card Sabine Lisicki, the biggest upset of the ...

Paris, France (SportsNetwork.com) - The surprises continued Tuesday at the French Open. A day after men's Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka was eliminated in the first round, the women's winner ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Retired two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na was always known for her timing on court at the Australian Open, whether it was a cleanly struck passing shot or a deadpanned ...

Despite retiring from her playing career in 2014, two-time grand slam champion Li Na still keeps an eager eye on the tennis world she left behind. After yet another dramatic Wimbledon, the Chinese ...

(Reuters) - China will likely produce another Grand Slam women's champion in the next decade, predicts Li Na, the only player from her nation to taste victory in any of tennis's four biggest ...