Li Na

Zhang Zhizhen 1st Chinese man in Wimbledon draw in Open era

June 24, 2021 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Zhang Zhizhen is the first man representing China to earn a spot in the main draw at Wimbledon in the Open era, which began in 1968 when professionals were admitted to Grand Slam tennis tournaments.

Wimbledon champion Bartoli hurt in Toronto

August 8, 2013 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli retired because of an abdominal injury early in the second set of her third-round Rogers Cup match against Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova on Thursday

Countdown for China: Li Na needs ‘3 more steps’

JOCELYN GECKERJanuary 23, 2011 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — China's most successful tennis player is just "three more steps" from making tennis history, a prospect that makes her mother very nervous.

Li Na's mother supports her career, but can't bring herself to follow it.