MELBOURNE, Australia — Zheng Qinwen had just regaled the Rod Laver Arena crowd about her memories of Li Na's triumph in the Australian Open final when she had a surprise visitor. In the brief time on ...

(CNN) — China’s Zheng Qinwen will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of compatriot and idol Li Na, who was crowned Australian Open champion a decade ago, when she faces Aryna Sabalenka in Saturday’s ...

Li Na wrote that one all by herself. The 28-year-old already made history by becoming the first Chinese tennis player to reach a Grand Slam final.

After Zheng Qinwen put on a show on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday with a thrilling 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (8) win over fellow Chinese player Wang Yafan, the No. 12 seed received the surprise of a lifetime from ...

Today on Rod Laver Arena, Li Na saw to it that Andrea Petkovic didn’t dance. Li won, 6-2, 6-4, extending her winning streak to 10 matches. If she stretches that to a dozen, she’ll have more than a ...

Zheng Qinwen earned a spot in her first championship match at any Grand Slam tournament — she'll face Aryna Sabalenka for the Australian Open title on Saturday — by winning a semifinal at Melbourne ...

MELBOURNE -- China's Zheng Qinwen celebrated two important milestones after defeating Wang Yafan in a thrilling 10-point match tiebreak at the Australian Open on Sunday. The first milestone: With her ...

Zheng Qinwen was going through her press rounds last week following a third-round win over Wang Yafan when a funny thing happened. Actually, her childhood idol, Li Na, happened -- interrupting an ...

BARCELONA—On a crisp December morning, meddlesome mist permeates the Els Gorchs Tennis Club on the outskirts of Barcelona. The land is sated after being fueled with showers, but hard tennis courts ...

Zheng Qinwen earned a spot in her first championship match at any Grand Slam tournament—she'll face Aryna Sabalenka for the Australian Open title on Saturday—by winning a semifinal at Melbourne Park ...