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  Australian Open: Li Na advances to 4th round

  Tennis | January 17, 2014 10:24 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time finalist Li Na broke Lucie Safarova's serve in the second set when the Czech player was serving for the match and came back for a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win in the

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  Media problems led to retirement thoughts: Li Na

  Tennis | January 15, 2014 11:39 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Li Na is known for her cheeky banter and light-hearted humor with the English-language media.   Her relationship with certain members of the Chinese media, though, is slightly more contentious -- and last year

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  Australian Open: Li Na beat Belinda Bencic, reaches 3rd round

  Tennis | January 15, 2014 8:00 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Coming from one of China's three "Stove Cities" had its benefits for Li Na on another scorching day at the Australian Open, where she completed back-to-back wins over the two youngest players in

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  Australian Open: Li Na wins 1st-round match

  Tennis | January 13, 2014 11:54 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Li Na was nearly flawless Monday at a place she usually plays well, beating Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-2, 6-0 in 61 minutes in the first round of the Australian Open.   Li is

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  WTA: Serena Williams beats Li Na, claims title

  Tennis | October 27, 2013 23:54 IST

  Istanbul: Serena Williams ended the best season of her career in suitable style, coming from behind to beat Li Na 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday for her second straight WTA Championship.Williams collected her 11th title

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  Kvitova joins Li in WTA Championships semifinals

  Tennis | October 26, 2013 7:58 IST

  Istanbul: Li Na swept past the ailing Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-1 to earn a place in the semifinals of the WTA Championships at the expense of the second-ranked Australian Open champion on Friday.The fourth-seeded Li

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  WTA: Li eliminates No. 2 Azarenka

  Tennis | October 25, 2013 23:40 IST

  Istanbul: Li Na swept past the ailing Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-1 to earn a place in the semifinals of the WTA Championships at the expense of the second-ranked Australian Open champion on Friday.Azarenka hurt her

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  WTA: Li Na beats Jelena Jankovic

  Tennis | October 24, 2013 22:59 IST

  Istanbul: Li Na outlasted former doubles partner Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 for her second victory in two matches at the WTA Championships on Thursday.The key to the error-filled match full of long rallies was

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  US Open: Li Na becomes first Chinese to reach semis

  Tennis | September 04, 2013 19:24 IST

  New York:  Fifth seed Li Na of China beat Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-4, 6-7 (7-5), 6-2 to become the first Chinese player to reach US Open semi-finals."I always try to be the first one," said

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  US Open: Venus, Li Na breeze into second round

  Tennis | August 27, 2013 11:47 IST

  New York: American Venus Williams Fifth seed Li Na from China and have breezed into the second round of the 2013 US Open tennis tournament.While unseeded Venus Williams toppled No. 12 seed Kirsten Flipkens 6-1,

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  Rogers Cup: Radwanska tops Errani to make semis

  Tennis | August 10, 2013 7:20 IST

  Toronto, Aug 10: Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Sara Errani 7-6 (1), 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Rogers Cup.She'll be joined in the final four by fourth-seeded Li Na of China who defeated Dominika

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  Serena Williams advances in Toronto

  Tennis | August 09, 2013 6:49 IST

  Toronto, Aug 9: Top-seeded Serena Williams advanced to the Rogers Cup quarterfinals Thursday, beating 13th-seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-0, 6-3.   Williams, coming off a tournament victory 2½ weeks ago in the Swedish Open, set

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  Wimbledon: Li Na enters third round

  Tennis | July 01, 2013 18:00 IST

  London, June 27: Sixth seed Li Na of China overcame a blip in the second set to beat Simona Halep 6-2, 1-6, 6-0 and enter the women's singles third round at Wimbledon here on Thursday.The

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  China expects Li Na to spark tennis boom

  Tennis | January 27, 2013 17:04 IST

  Beijing, Jan 27: Chinese tennis boss Sun Jinfang Sunday gave the thumbs up to a gritty Li Na and expected the 30-year-old star to inspire more youngsters to take to the sport.World No.1 Victoria Azarenka

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  Azarenka beats Li Na to win Australian Open title

  Tennis | January 26, 2013 17:50 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 26: Victoria Azarenka has won back-to-back Australian Open titles, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a dramatic final that contained a break for fireworks and two medical timeouts.Li tumbled twice to the

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  Azarenka to meet Li Na in Aus Open final

  Tennis | January 24, 2013 14:52 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 24:  Victoria Azarenka overcame some anxiety, a sore left knee, and a slew of frustrating forehand errors before defeating American teenager Sloane Stephens to reach the Australian Open final against Li Na.For the

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  Li Na reaches her third Australian Open semis

  Tennis | January 22, 2013 16:31 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 22: Former French Open champion Li Na knocked out fourth-seeded Polish Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets to reach her third Australian Open semifinals here Tuesday.The Chinese top player's 7-5, 6-3 victory will set

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  Li Na advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 16, 2013 11:39 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Li Na has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open for the fourth consecutive year with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Olga Govortsova of Belarus on Wednesday.The 2011 French Open

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  China's Li Na advances at Pan Pacific Open

  Tennis | September 25, 2012 13:39 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 25:  China's Li Na defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 on Tuesday to advance to the third round of the Pan Pacific Open. The seventh-seeded Li sealed the win when she broke

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  Venus Williams hurts back, loses to Li

  Tennis | August 19, 2012 22:16 IST

  Mason (Ohio), Aug 19: Venus Williams' reinvigorating week ended with a gritty comeback that wasn't quite enough.Williams played through a bad back that forced her to get treatment and reduced her second serve to 63