Li Na
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Long time coming: Chinese legend Li Na becomes first Asian inductee into International Tennis Hall of Fame
Tennis | Jan 21, 2019, 08:58 AM ISTShe joins Mary Pierce and Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the Class of 2019, which was announced Monday at the Australian Open.
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Pregnant retired tennis star Li Na excited to be housewife
Tennis | Jan 20, 2015, 03:52 PM ISTMelbourne: China's retired two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na expressed her excitement at starting a family with husband Jiang Shan after announcing her pregnancy at the ongoing Australian Open tennis tournament.Li gave a pleasant shock
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Li Na out of Wimbledon, Djokovic advances
Tennis | Jun 27, 2014, 08:42 PM ISTLONDON: Australian Open champion and second-seeded Li Na was eliminated 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Friday by Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the first major upset at Wimbledon. Li, who had advanced to the quarterfinals three times
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Li Na loses in 1st round at French Open
Tennis | May 27, 2014, 05:47 PM ISTParis: Another day on the clay at the French Open, another reigning Australian Open champion bites the red dust. Li Na lost her first Grand Slam match since winning the title in Melbourne, falling to
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Errani beats Li Na to reach Rome semifinals
Tennis | May 16, 2014, 08:47 PM ISTROME: Sara Errani took advantage of a supportive crowd to beat second-seeded Li Na 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Friday and reach the Italian Open semifinals for the second consecutive year. The 10th-seeded Errani is attempting to
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Li Na reaches 500th career win
Tennis | May 14, 2014, 08:08 AM ISTRome: Top seed Li Na beat Casey Dellacqua in straight sets in the second round of Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament Tuesday to record the 500th professional match win of her career.The Chinese player compiled an
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Maria Sharapova rallies to beat Li Na at Madrid Open
Tennis | May 10, 2014, 10:34 AM ISTMADRID : Maria Sharapova rallied to earn a spot in the semifinals of the Madrid Open on Friday, a few hours after defending champion Serena Williams withdrew from her match because of injury. Sharapova, who
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Nadal, Serena, Li Na advance to Madrid quarters
Tennis | May 08, 2014, 10:46 PM ISTMADRID: Defending champions Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams lined up Madrid Open quarterfinals against tough Czechs with straight-set wins on Thursday. Nadal's match on Friday should be more revealing. He hadn't lost a quarterfinal on
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Li Na not at her best but into last eight in Madrid
Tennis | May 08, 2014, 08:09 PM ISTMadrid: Chinese tennis star Li Na was forced to dig deep in order to defeat No.16 seed Sloane Stephens 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in two hours and move into the quarterfinals of the WTA Madrid Open
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Li Na beats Wozniacki in Sony Open quarterfinals.
Tennis | Mar 27, 2014, 08:51 AM ISTKEY BISCAYNE, Florida : Li Na became the first Chinese woman to reach the Key Biscayne semifinals when she beat Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 7-5 Wednesday at the Sony Open. Li's opponent Thursday will be Dominika
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Li Na advances with walkover at Sony Open
Tennis | Mar 21, 2014, 09:32 PM ISTKEY BISCAYNE, Florida: No. 2-seeded Li Na reached the third round of the Sony Open when Alisa Kleybanova of Russia withdrew because of a viral illness on Friday. Kleybanova, who won in doubles on Thursday,
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Li reaches semifinals at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 14, 2014, 06:53 AM ISTINDIAN WELLS, California: Li Na beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in a rematch of their Australian Open final, moving the Chinese star into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. Li, who
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Li Na moves to No. 2, Peng tops doubles rankings
Tennis | Feb 17, 2014, 03:05 PM ISTSingapore: Li Na set a record for Asian players by rising to a career-high No. 2 in the WTA rankings released Monday, while her compatriot Peng Shuai ensured another first for China by ascending to
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Australian Open: Li Na wins Women's title
Tennis | Jan 26, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Seven months after giving retirement serious thought, Li Na made it third time lucky in an Australian Open final with a 7-6 (3), 6-0 win over Dominika Cibulkova to become the oldest women's
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Australian Open: Li Na's new approach to final
Tennis | Jan 24, 2014, 03:58 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: When Li Na thinks back to her first Australian Open final, she doesn't recall feeling nervous. Just very excited. The 31-year-old Chinese star makes her third attempt at winning the championship in Melbourne
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Australian Open: Li Na, Cibulkova to meet in the final
Tennis | Jan 23, 2014, 12:58 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Li Na has advanced to her third Australian Open final and will have to beat Dominika Cibulkova to win her first title at Melbourne Park. No. 4-seeded Li won the first give games
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Australian Open 2014: Li Na beats Bouchard, reaches final
Tennis | Jan 23, 2014, 10:43 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Li Na has her third and probably best chance to win the Australian Open final after advancing with a 6-2, 6-4 win over 19-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. No. 4-seeded Li, the 2011 French
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Australian Open 2014: Eugenie Bouchard to meet Li Na in Semifinal
Tennis | Jan 21, 2014, 10:23 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Eugenie Bouchard has reached the semifinals in her first trip to the Australian Open, beating 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 on Tuesday to set up a showdown with fourth-seeded
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Australian Open 2014: Li Na advances to semifinals
Tennis | Jan 21, 2014, 09:01 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Two-time finalist Li Na stayed in contention for another Australian Open title match after beating Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-2 Tuesday to advance to the semifinals at Melbourne Park. After beating two 16-year-olds in
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Australian Open 2014: Li Na advances to quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 19, 2014, 09:21 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Two-time finalist Li Na has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time in four years with a 6-2, 6-0 win in just 59 minutes over Ekaterina Makarova on Sunday. No.