MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the ne...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Li Na used the heat to her advantage and worked No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova around Rod Laver Arena in a 6-2, 6-2 win on Thurs...

NEW YORK -- Li Na reached the second round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2009, beating Heather Watson in straight sets. The ninth-seeded ...

PARIS — On days like these, when so little goes right and so much goes awry, Maria Sharapova tosses away the strategies and scouting reports her...

PARIS — Defending champion Li Na was at a loss to explain why she was knocked out by a qualifier in the fourth round of the French Open. Last y...

PARIS -- Defending champion Li Na needed three sets to stop American Christina McHale at the French Open on Saturday. The seventh-seeded Li, who last...

By STEVE TIGNOR, Tennis.com PARIS—Old guard vs. new, that’s been the theme of 2012 on the women’s side. The kids got off to a good start when...

PARIS -- Li Na's life changed dramatically a year ago, when she won the French Open to become the first Grand Slam singles champion from China. Even ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova recovered from an embarrassing miss and a two-game lapse to beat Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 7-6 (...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- French Open champion Li Na advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday when her third-round opponent, Anabel...

ISTANBUL — Maria Sharapova pulled out of the WTA Championships with a sore ankle Wednesday after losing her second straight match at the season-...

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NEW YORK — French Open champion Li Na left no doubt of how she felt about losing in the first round of the U.S. Open for the second straight yea...

Chinese tennis star Li Na is a red star on the rise. She has the tabloids eating out of her hands; she has sponsors running around in circles; most of all, she bucked a Communist system that desperately needs her.

WIMBLEDON, England — French Open champion Li Na wasted two match points and lost to wild-card entry Sabine Lisicki of Germany 3-6, 6-4, 8-6 in t...

PARIS — As China's Li Na tossed the ball while serving at match point in the French Open final, a cry from a fan in the stands pierced the silen...

PARIS — Li Na beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 7-5 Thursday to become the first Chinese player to reach the French Open final. The Australian Open run...