MELBOURNE, Australia -- Li Na made it third time lucky in the Australian ... In between, she won the 2011 French Open to become the first Chinese woman to win a major. In both her previous finals ...

Li Na wrote that one all by herself ... which would make her the first Chinese player - and first Asian - to win a major singles title. Her only obstacle is U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters.

Only three current Top 10 players own winning records against Ivanovic—Kim Clijsters (4-0), Li Na (1-0) and Maria Sharapova (3-2)—and of those three only Li has a clay-court victory over her.

NEW YORK—Two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na kicked off her 2019 International Tennis Hall Of Fame induction tour on Thursday at the Sutton East Tennis Club in Manhattan, headlining a kids ...