But the depth of her story has remained less clear with non-Chinese speakers. Though Li's improved English allows her to communicate basic ideas, the nuance gets lost in interviews and it can be a ...

Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS): China's first and only Grand Slam winner Li Na formally announced her retirement from tennis on Friday. Li, 32, made the announcement on her microblog, the Chinese equivalent ...

Li Na was a relatively undistinguished 28-year-old tennis player before 2011. She was ranked just outside the top 10 and had earned $3 million in prize money during her career, winning three WTA ...

Li Na has officially removed her name from the WTA rankings a week after finishing the season at No. 9. The two-time Slam champion, who reached a career-high No. 2 this year, ends her career with her ...

Li Na may be one of China’s most influential sports stars but at home she is just like most parents, regularly being brought back down to earth by one of her children. The now 37-year-old Li has ...

Tennis world number two Li Na lost last week at the BNP Paribas Open semifinal against Flavia Pennetta in Indian Wells, California. Despite defeating her in the quarterfinals at this year’s Australia ...

Newly crowned French Open champion Li Na—the first grand-slam singles winner from Asia—is often noted abroad as a tattooed free spirit (red rose, upper left chest) and a pro-tour geriatric (at the ...

MONTREAL -- Tenth-seeded Li Na rallied to beat 16th-seeded Lucie Safarova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday to advance to the final in the Rogers Cup. Li, from China, will face fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova, a 3-6 ...

BEIJING -- Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam champion from China who took tennis in Asia to a new level, has retired due to recurring knee injuries. Li, 32, posted a statement on social media sites Friday, ...

Chinese tennis superstar Li Na has thanked her husband for “giving up on his dream” to support her on her glittering career. “He accompanied me to play games all over the world, and then gave up his ...