BEIJING (AP) -- Relying on fitness and a strong baseline game, Li Na reached the pinnacle of tennis and lifted the level of the sport in Asia to unprecedented heights. A sense of humor along the ...

The Chinese Tennis Association ... she has the potential to be the next Li Na, Peng said. ''Everyone I think in China has confidence now, the coaches, the players,'' he said.

To live up to her expectations … is simply amazing,’ says the American, whose triumph reveals a number of parallels between her and Li.

There seemed a touch of destiny when Zheng Qinwen made the Australian Open final last year a decade on from when trailblazing compatriot Li Na hoisted ... in women’s tennis fuelled by a ...

This triumph, though, could make her a real star at home. International Tennis Hall of Fame member Li Na is the only Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title — at the 2011 French Open ...

There seemed a touch of destiny when Zheng Qinwen made the Australian Open final last year a decade after trailblazing compatriot Li Na hoisted the ... in women's tennis fuelled by a generation ...

American Ann Li will take on second-seeded Elise Mertens for the Singapore title on Sunday. Photo credit: Singapore Tennis Open Facebook Ann Li is practicing her Chinese during post-match interviews ...

Ann Li continues her Singapore surge. Li edged Aussie wild card Kimberly Birrell 7-6(2), 7-6(4) to reach her sixth Tour-level ...