Sunday, June 5, 2011

Li Na make history for Asia

China has a population of 1.3 billion people yet they've never had a No.1 player or a Grand Slam single 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.



Li Na is the first single player from China to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament as she beat Francesca Schiovone for the French Open title 2011. The victory on Saturday came in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6. (June 4, 2011). She make history.



History

She is the first Asian to win a single Grand Slam; the first Asian to win French Open; the first Chinese to win a single Grand Slam, and the first Chinese to win French Open.



Li Na make history for Asia, as well as China....