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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| almost 2 years ago
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below All News Yahoo! AFP) China's newly-minted first Grand Slam champion Li Na, who won the French Open title at the weekend, is not resting on her laurels -- she's already thinking about winning a...
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Fox
| almost 2 years ago
Rafael Nadal of Spain returns against Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's final of the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Rafael Nadal is still better than the best player of all time, beating Roger Federer for the...
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Russia Today
| almost 2 years ago
Li Na has ended China's long wait for a Grand Slam champion, beating defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 in the French Open final. World number one Rafael Nadal has stayed on course towards his sixth Roland Garros title by beating Scot...
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India Abroad
| almost 2 years ago
L i Na hits the ball hard and flat, displays her emotions, cracks acerbic jokes, is relatively old at 29 and her landmark triumph at the French Open will be welcomed far further afield than China. In becoming the first player from an Asian nation to...
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BBC
| almost 2 years ago
The 29-year-old seventh seed won 6-4 7-6 (7-0) to claim her first major title, after falling short in the Australian Open final earlier this year. And after doubles wins at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, China can now celebrate an individual...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| almost 2 years ago
The 29-year-old keeps her ambition of attracting more compatriots into tennis. After beating defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) in the women's final at French Open, Li notched the first ever Grand Slam singles title for...
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Denver Post
| almost 2 years ago
As China's Li Na tossed the ball while serving at match point Saturday in the French Open final, a cry from a fan in the stands pierced the silence at Court Philippe Chatrier...The words of support were in Mandarin: "Jia you!" which loosely...
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The Jakarta Post
| almost 2 years ago
Follow us on Sports 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 the first from her country to win a major...
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Los Angeles Times
| almost 2 years ago
Reporting from Beijing The bar was Irish, the sport originally French, but the zeitgeist on this night in Beijing was all about China. "China has made it into the history books once again. We're going to take on the world and no one can stop us,"...
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GMA News
| almost 2 years ago
Chinese state media proclaimed Li Na's victory in the French Open on Saturday as the stuff of legends and miracles, elevating Asia's first grand slam singles winner to near mythic status in a country where national glory and athletic feats are...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| almost 2 years ago
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below All News Yahoo! AFP) China rejoiced after Li Na's French Open triumph brought Asia its first Grand Slam singles win, sparking confident predictions of a new dawn for the game in the world's most...
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International Business Times
| almost 2 years ago
EDT Chinese Li Na's trail-blazing French Open triumph has torn down a psychological barrier for Asian players, the Asian Tennis Federation chief told Reuters on Sunday. Sixth seeded Li beat last year's champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4 7-6...
