Li: I'm ready to win Slam
BEIJING - China's top women's tennis player, Li Na, believes she is ready to win a Grand Slam to add the ultimate chapter to her lengthy list of achievements in the nation's tennis history. The 28-year-old is enjoying the best season of her career to date as she made the semifinals at the Australian Open in January and then became the first Chinese to break into the top 10 of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings. Last month, she made it to the last eight at Wimbledon to equal her personal best at the grass-court tournament before losing to eventual winner Serena Williams. Li also claimed her first title on grass in Birmingham in June, defeating former world No 1 Maria Sharapova in straight sets in the final. "Wining a Grand Slam is my ultimate goal." Li said. "I am ready at any time (to win that). " She had a good fight with world No 1, Serena, at Wimbledon in a match in which she squandered a 40-0 lead at 5-5 in the first set. Before that, she did not lose a single set en route to the quarterfinals, including a straight-sets victory over world No 9 Agnieszka Radwanska, the Pole who denied her a fourth-round place at the event the year before. "I played my normal game (at Wimbledon)," Li said. "I have had a good season and I want to get better and better." Li is widely considered to have the potential to win a Grand Slam title as she boasts explosive baseline play, giant serves and a growing confidence level. However, the mental part of her game is seen as the weakest link. During her quarterfinal match against Serena at the All-England Club, she held three set points at 40-0, 5-5, but lost the game with a series of unforced errors, including two double faults. Li shrugs off such doubts about her mental strength and is uncomfortable when others question her about it. "Does it mean that you have strong mental power when you win the game and bad when you lose the game," she said. "The situation on the court is always changing. Winning the first five games does not mean you can win the next five." Ironically, Li has lost to the eventual winners of the past three Grand Slam events. She went down to Serena in the Australian Open and Wimbledon and was defeated by Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone at the French Open in the third round. Chinese fans say Li needs a little bit of luck when it comes to Grand Slam events. About Author We are very professional supplier of selling Nike shoes such as Nike or more AirShox,AirMax,Air Jordan,Air Force 1 and so on, We offer grade A quality product only. Our products are authentic quality with original box.And all products displayed on our website are available and have stocks here. We offer very special prices to our customer (price depends on your quantity).Very fast and safety delivery by TNT, DHL OR EMS, we can delivery within 24 hours upon receiving your payment. It is very safe door to door service, never get problems with customs. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We accept small orders! Thank you very much ! fail information, please kindly visit our website: www.footwearfile.com www.yannikeshoes.com www.pickfashion.com Disclaimer: Article submitters are solely responsible for the content of their articles. ArtiLib can't be held liable for the contents of the articles. Report Abuse | Browse By Category |
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