Li puts Asia on grand slam map with win
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Used to be: Asians were not held in high esteem. In fact, they were looked down upon, generally speaking.
Indians, Burmese, and others were forced to address the Brits (Europeans included) and even the Japanese fascists as “Master” so and so…
Chinese were labeled “the sick man of Asia.” Famine, poverty, floods, … were common. They were even degraded as opium eaters, “Ta yoke bein zar.” Eight countries forced massive opium on the Chinese with the heinous Opium Wars. They looted priceless treasures and slaughtered millions. They demanded concessions and crippling reparations. They never talked of Human Rights nor Democracy, then.
Shame and humiliation for Asians for many years.
That’s history! China and India have risen.
Along with US, they are now destined to be major global powers in the 21st century – as they had been for thousands of years before.
World sports events can raise Asian national pride and consciousness. Example: The Burmese men and women Chin Lone teams winning the recent Asian Games Sepak Takraw championships. Same in Li Na’s acclaimed win.
More Asians are stepping up and standing out in Sports.
Li puts Asia on grand slam map with win | Sport | Reuters
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Li puts Asia on grand slam map with win
PARIS (Reuters) – China’s Li Na beat last year’s champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4 7-6 in the French Open final on Saturday to become the first player from an Asian nation to win a grand slam singles title.
Sixth seed Li, who lost the Australian Open final earlier this year, grabbed Italian fifth seed Schiavone’s tactics sheet and tore it apart in a confident display of power and accuracy.
Li, who beat hard hitters Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova en route to the final, built her success on her lightning-quick backhand and precise serve as Schiavone never hit her stride on the red clay.
Li allowed Schiavone, who was hoping to break the pace with her sliced backhand, only five points on her serve in the opening set.
She snatched her opponent’s serve in the first game of the second set and saved a break point with an ace as she opened a 2-0 lead, only for Schiavone to fight back.
Li set up a break point for 5-2 that Schiavone saved with a service winner, and it was game on from there.
The 30-year-old Milanese broke back for 4-4, sending the contest into a tiebreak that Li whitewashed 7-0.
China’s Li Na Takes French Open Tennis Title | Sports | English
At the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Saturday, Li Na became the first Chinese player, and the first player from any Asian country, to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Li defeated last year’s women’s French Open winner, Italy’s Francesca Schiavone, 6-4, 7-6.
Tennis Star Li Na Spotlights China | Asia | English
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Tennis-Star-Li-Na-Puts-China-in-Spotlight-123102798.html
Thanks for your comment! Li Na would be the first Asian to win a Grand Slam because Michael Chang is an Asian American, U.S. citizen.
“Asian” as in Asian national. Michael Chang, although of Asian descent, is a US citizen.
We are extremelt happy for you Li, you have many Russian and American fans here in California, where we live. Especially at UCLA . We will be pulling for you from start to finish……..Mark…JoJo….Xavier…..Cycy…..Zennia…..Madam Laura….Othfca, and Hyned.
Bangkok Post : China exults at Li Na’s tennis triumph
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/240698/china-exults-at-at-li-na-tennis-triumph
In an online survey by top Internet portal Sina.com, 44 percent of more than 100,000 respondents said they had cried at Li’s victory, which the website described as the “pride of China and of Asia”…….
Whatever Li’s past differences with the national association, Chinese tennis chief Sun Jinfang revelled in her breakthrough, calling it “a massive source of pride” for Asia and “a great milestone for the development of Chinese tennis”.
China’s Li Na Wins French Open Women’s Title – WSJ.com
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China’s Li Na Wins French Open Women’s Title – WSJ.com
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Na Li Of China Celebrates – Yahoo! Sports Photos
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PareByoke
June 5, 2011 at 11:26 pm
WTA: Bartoli downs Li for crown_English_Xinhua
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June 7, 2011 at 5:22 pm
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China’s Li Na wins French Open
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June 8, 2011 at 9:14 am
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June 8, 2011 at 9:23 am
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June 10, 2011 at 9:01 am
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Preview of Women’s Singles Final at Roland Garros with Francesca Schiavone vs. Li Na. For more tennis news, visit http://adjustingthenet.com
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Li Na’s powerful groundstrokes and great first serves overwhelm Schiavone in this first set.
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June 13, 2011 at 8:26 am
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YouTube – Winner Ceremony – Li Na wins French Open 2011
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she is lovely , congratulation ! I think her victory is a good thing to promote tennis in asian countries
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June 13, 2011 at 3:29 pm
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June 14, 2011 at 7:44 am
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June 14, 2011 at 8:22 am
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June 14, 2011 at 5:25 pm
116M Chinese viewers watch Li Na’s win
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LONDON (AP) — The WTA says Li Na was watched by 116 million TV viewers in China when she won the country’s first Grand Slam singles title at the French Open.
The 29-year-old Li beat defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6 (0) on Saturday.
WTA chairman Stacey Allaster says the audience was the biggest for a tennis match in China and is a “fantastic sign for the continued growth potential of women’s tennis in China.”
Citing figures from state broadcaster CCTV, the WTA says the previous highest Chinese TV audience for a sporting event this year was when 60 million viewers saw Li lose to Belgium’s Kim Clijsters in the Australian Open final in January.
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June 15, 2011 at 4:27 pm
YouTube – Li Na: Strong is Beautiful
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China has a population of 1.3 billion people yet they’ve never had a No.1 player or a Grand Slam champion. China’s Li Na talks about the pressure and hope of her country’s 1.3 billion people on her shoulders, yet she is willing to take on the challenge.
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June 18, 2011 at 9:25 am
10 Questions for Tennis Champ Li Na – Video – TIME.com
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The first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title, Li Na, 29, talks about love, tennis and avoiding the crazies.
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June 18, 2011 at 6:09 pm
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This is a tribute to my favourite female tennis player, the best asian tennis player of history (at the moment :P) Li Na (Wuhan, February 26th 1982) First asian player who win a single’s Grand Slam title after beat Francesca Schiavone in Roland Garros 2011 final: 6-4, 7-6 (0) Songs: Unnamed world – Aya Hirano _ Hanbunko – Stereopony
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June 19, 2011 at 6:59 am
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Li Na wins first-ever grand slam tennis singles title for China and Asia
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June 19, 2011 at 8:52 am
YouTube – Li Na Becomes Tennis Great Outside China’s Sporting System
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China’s tennis champion Li Na is at the top of her game. Since winning the French Open on June 4th, there’s been much talk about how she’s “Flying Alone.” It refers to how she’s moved away from China’s state-run sporting system Many believe the move helped propel her to international success. Chinese tennis star Li Na reached the peak of the game, after taking the French Open title on Saturday. Now, China’s sporting system—and Li’s breakaway from it in 2008—is under the spotlight.
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June 19, 2011 at 10:45 am
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June 19, 2011 at 7:24 pm
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A great step for the Chinese in the international sports arena since 1896.
Congratulation Li Na !!!
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June 20, 2011 at 8:18 am
YouTube – Li Na Practices At US Open
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Her practice partner is none other than Francesca Schiavone! You recognize her by her grunt.
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June 20, 2011 at 8:39 am
China’s Li Na seeks ‘double happiness’ at Wimbledon – Yahoo! News
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BEIJING (AFP) – China’s Li Na rewrote the record books by winning the French Open, and the overnight Asian superstar can cement her place among the game’s elite by sealing back-to-back Slams at Wimbledon.
The unassuming Li, 29, has been characteristically candid on her chances at the All England Club, where she is a two-time quarter-finalist and a leading title hope among yet another wide-open women’s field.
“The French Open is over, right now I’m preparing for Wimbledon,” she said, according to the Beijing Times.
“Wimbledon is a grass tournament, you can’t say that I played badly in the last two Slams so of course I’m going to get good results at Wimbledon.”
Li, a one-time badminton player who rebelled against China’s state-run sports system, became Asia’s first Grand Slam winner when she beat defending champion Francesca Schiavone to lift the French Open trophy earlier this month.
The victory, watched by 116 million Chinese, catapulted Li among the country’s sporting greats, generating frenzied media coverage and a massive boost for tennis in the world’s most populous nation.
Li, the softly spoken but iron-willed Wuhan native, has now featured in both of this year’s Grand Slam finals after losing January’s Australian Open final to Kim Clijsters.
And with Clijsters out of Wimbledon, and the formidable Williams sisters only just back after long absences, Li has a golden chance to strike another blow for Asian tennis, and in the process spur on China’s army of budding players.
Despite a short-lived campaign at England’s Eastbourne tournament, Li is more than comfortable playing on grass after becoming China’s first Grand Slam quarter-finalist at Wimbledon in 2006.
Li, now ranked four — equalling the highest by an Asian woman — also reached the last eight last year before being knocked out in straight sets by Serena Williams.
“I have played good on grass before, I made my first Grand Slam breakthrough at Wimbledon. I know how to play on grass,” she said, adding that the American great was unlikely to produce her best at this year’s tournament.
“As far as players are concerned, it is not very easy to come back from injury. I am happy that they are both able to return to competition,” she said.
YouTube – Li Na vs. Francesca Schiavone- 2011 French Open Final
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Li Na’s 6 has beaten the Italian lady’s 9. I feel so sorry about ur prediction.
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June 20, 2011 at 9:03 am
Elena Dementieva Upsets Serena; Venus Loses to Na Li at Olympics
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What will happen following Li Na’s French triumph?
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June 20, 2011 at 7:22 pm
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Li Na defeats Venus Williams in the 2010 Australian Open
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China’s Li Na (No. 16 seed) upset No. 6 seed Venus Williams in the Australian Open quarterfinals Tuesday, 2-6, 7-6, 7-5. Williams was just one service game away from a win, but Li won to reach her first-ever Grand Slam semifinal. The match had a combined 110 unforced errors (Venus – 53 vs Li Na – 57).
Li’s progress to the semifinals gave China two players into the last four of a tennis major for the first time. Li has never gone beyond the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam. In their only previous meeting Li beat Venus in the quarterfinals of the Beijing Olympics. Let see if Li Na ca take it all in Australia.
PareByoke
June 24, 2011 at 8:45 am
LI NA LOST. HOPE FOR NEXT TIME.
China’s Li Na eliminated from Wimbledon
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sports/2011-06/24/c_13946792.htm
WIMBLEDON, June 23 (Xinhua) — China’s French Open champion Li Na crashed out of Wimbledon on Thursday, losing 3-6, 6-4, 8-6 to German wildcard Sabine Lisicki in the second round.
65th-ranked Lisicki will tackle Japanese qualifier Misaki Doi, who knocked out another Chinese player Zheng Jie 6-3, 6-1, for a place in the last 16.
Lisicki erased both match points with service winners at 5-4 in the third set. After Li hit a forehand long on Lisicki’s third match point, the 21-year-old German fell to her knees at the baseline and put her head to the turf. She broke into tears at her courtside chair.
“The crowd really helped me when I was facing two match points. They cheered so loudly, I have never heard such a noise,” said the winner.
Li served for the match twice in the final set but was broken each time. She had won 14 of her previous 15 Grand Slam matches in 2011, reaching the final at the Australian Open, then becoming China’s first major singles champion at Roland Garros.
Li Na dispatches Kudryavtseva 6-3, 6-3 at Wimbledon
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Wimbledon – Lisicki Uses Biggest Women’s Serve to Upset Li – NYTimes.com
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WIMBLEDON, England — Centre Court is not in need of towels. It is in need of handkerchiefs.
Two days after Serena Williams cried tears of joy on the most famous patch of grass in tennis, it was Sabine Lisicki’s turn to be overcome by good vibrations in an upset victory.
Lisicki, a powerful German who required a late wild card just to play here, has not been through as severe an ordeal or as long a forced layoff as Williams, but she has had to overcome plenty to work her way back into a leading role at Wimbledon.
In 2009, she looked set to become a major factor when she reached the quarterfinals here at age 19, but a serious ankle injury forced her to miss five months of last season. She won only five matches all year and nearly dropped out of the top 200. But after rehabilitating her ankle and switching to a gluten-free diet, which might sound familiar to Novak Djokovic fans, Lisicki is back in rare form on the grass this year.
On this rainy Thursday under a closed Centre Court roof, she generated the biggest thunderclap of the tournament by saving two match points and winning, 6-3, 4-6, 8-6, against third-seeded Li Na, the Chinese star who just won the French Open and has long liked grass better than clay.
PareByoke
July 17, 2011 at 7:25 am
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