{"id":9154,"date":"2011-06-01T03:06:40","date_gmt":"2011-06-01T03:06:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-06-01T03:06:27","modified_gmt":"2011-06-01T03:06:27","slug":"China-s-Li-Na-will-play-Sharapova-in-French-Open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=9154","title":{"rendered":"China’s Li Na will play Sharapova in French Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Li Na became the first Chinese player to reach a French Open semi-final<\/strong> with an upset 7-5, 6-2 win over fourth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus today.<\/p>\n

She now stands just one match away from a second straight Grand Slam final<\/strong>, having lost to Kim Clijsters in the Australian Open championship match at the start of the year.<\/p>\n

On that occasion she was the first Chinese player to have reached the final of a Grand Slam event<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Li<\/strong>, seeded sixth on her fifth appearance at Roland Garros, will play Russian seventh seed Maria Sharapova tomorrow for a place in Saturday’s final.<\/p>\n

Li<\/strong>, who converted to tennis as a nine-year-old after an early grounding in badminton, saved two break points in a marathon seventh game before finally taking a 4-3 lead.<\/p>\n

Li<\/strong> was beaten in the final of the Australian Open by Kim Clijsters back in January, when she became the first Chinese player to make a major final.<\/p>\n

And she is now one win away from another after a battling display against her opponent from Belarus that saw her hit back from a break down in each set.<\/p>\n

We’re taking over Golf and now, Tennis!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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