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Li Na Tennis Superstar

Li Na Tennis Champion Asians in general sat up to take notice when from the vastness of China arose a tennis great… Never mind it was a she, and at an advanced chronological ripe old age of almost touching 30… Li Na from China was one well travelled tennis star, her world accolades coming in very late… When many a famous players were thinking of retiring in fatigue, she upped her game to the level elite.. First and only Asian to win a Grand Slam Singles title, she was a ripe old 29 when it happened… Many more illustrious tennis professionals have long gone to pasture before reaching 29 or after… But not Li Na the most famous professional tennis player from China, the most illustrious too.. 2011 French Open Champion at age 29 followed in 2 years later , 2014 Australian Open at age 32… Now , if one were to check up on China’s most famous tennis daughter, Wikipedia has it all … It chronicles in fascinating details the checkered career of this badminton reject since she was small… An astute coach suggested she had best switch from the ever popular racket game called badminton… In that big nation of badminton crazies all over, it must have hurt to be ejected from badminton… But her excellence in tennis was astonishing to say the least, by 1997 she was in the national team… Incredibly, she was then only a teenage at fifteen when China drafted her into her National team… Two years later, in 1999 following a 10 months stint sponsored by Nike, Li Na turned professional… Her rocky path to be a successful professional was camouflaged by her many ITF numerous titles… However, she quit the National team in 2002, going on to complete a Bachelor of Journalism in 2009.. This was another cap in her journey to tennis success, an academic complement to her tennis prowess… From the barrage of numerous first evers for this Chinese tennis phenomenon until her retirement.. It is obvious she was a tennis prodigy who happened to come from the far east to tennis fans' amazement... For further readings of Li Na, the most famous Chinese phenomenon in woman professional tennis … Do a Google search and feel amazed at the massive write up about China’s most famous daughter in tennis.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Na Or Look out for Li Na Superstar Part 2

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