China is celebrating tennis player Li Na’s victory at the French Open

China is celebrating tennis player Li Na’s victory at the French Open semifinal in Paris.

Li defeated Russian Maria Sharapova Thursday to win a place in the women’s final, where she will compete Saturday against Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone.

If Li wins, she would become the first Asian to achieve a singles Grand Slam victory.

Michael Chang of the USA who is of Asian decent won the French Open back in 1989. He is a US Citizen.