Li Na's farewell letter

2014-09-19 12:51:32

China's first and only Grand Slam winner formally announces her retirement in this heartfelt letter published here in its full-length, unedited version.

Official release from World Tennis Association (WTA) on Li Na's retirement

2014-09-19 13:38:30

Chinese tennis trailblazer and reigning Australian Open champion Li Na today brought down the curtain on a glittering 15-year professional career with the announcement of her official retirement from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).

Tennis world on Li Na’s retirement announcement

2014-09-19 13:38:19

"Li Na has been a fun, powerful, and wonderful player on the WTA tour and, along with her fans, I am sad to hear that she has retired. In addition to her amazing tennis abilities and her warm and humorous personality, she is a pioneer who opened doors to tennis for hundreds of millions of people throughout China and Asia.

Li Na to announce retirement on Weibo - agent

2014-09-19 10:25:05

China's two-time Grand Slam winner Li Na will announce retirement on Friday, a member of her agent team said on Thursday.

Netizens rally to wish Li Na the best

2014-09-19 07:32:09

While there is no official confirmation of Li Na's pending retirement, the Chinese tennis ace received an overwhelming number of good wishes from fans across the Internet - around 13 million.

Report says Li Na will retire on Friday in Wuhan

2014-09-18 13:19:40

A report from a Chinese news outlet, citing insiders, says management company IMG will hold a press conference on Friday in Li's hometown of Wuhan to make the announcement.

Despite loss, Japanese fans proud of Nishikori

2014-09-09 15:14:45

While Japanese fans were understandably disappointed after Kei Nishikori missed out on a US Open title, his unprecedented run to the final will do much to boost his career and the sport's popularity in a country where baseball and soccer dominate headlines.

Peng Shuai pulls out of Hong Kong Tennis Open

2014-09-09 11:41:10

Chinese player Peng Shuai has pulled out of the upcoming Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open due to a heat stroke.

Cilic tops Nishikori at US Open for 1st Slam title

2014-09-09 08:54:44

Unable to play in the US Open a year ago because of a doping suspension, Marin Cilic is now the tournament's champion.

Serena Williams wins 3rd US Open in row, 18th Slam

2014-09-09 06:37:24

A couple of months before Serena Williams capped her dominant run to a third consecutive US Open championship and 18th major singles title Sunday night.

Federer, Djokovic both lose in US Open semifinals

2014-09-07 07:47:16

Roger Federer could not pull off another big escape at the US Open, losing 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals Saturday against Croatia's Marin Cilic.

Nishikori upsets Djokovic to reach US Open final

2014-09-07 03:53:21

Marathon man Kei Nishikori sweated out a 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) 6-3 win over world number one Novak Djokovic at a steamy US Open on Saturday to become the first Japanese man to reach a grand slam final.