Tag: Li Na
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Tennis stars and National Associations prepare for World Tennis Day
London, Fed 24, 2014: The ITF’s member National Associations will join some of the world’s leading tennis stars in celebrating the second World Tennis Day on Monday 3 March. World Tennis Day aims to promote tennis and increase participation among players around the globe, with over 60 nations already confirmed to take part. This year’s…
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Australian Open; Djokovic creates history with Australian triple
Melbourne – Australia, Jan 27, 2013: Novak Djokovic has done what no man in the Open Era has ever been able to accomplish – he has won three Australian Open titles in a row with a pulsating victory over Andy Murray in Sunday night’s men’s singles final at Melbourne Park. The Serbian looked to be…
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Hantuchova wins Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award
London March 25, 2012: The ITF has announced the first four winners of the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Award. Slovak Republic’s Daniela Hantuchova has been recognised in the World Group and World Group II first round category, while the Zone Group I winners are Colombia’s Catalina Castano, China’s Li Na and Sweden’s…
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Voting opens for 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Awards
London, March 01, 2012: The ITF today announced a shortlist of ten players to receive the first four Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Heart Awards of 2012. Awards will be presented in four categories based on performances in the Fed Cup World Group and World Group II first round ties, and the three Zone Group I…
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Azarenka looks to follow in Li’s footsteps
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will bid to follow China’s Li Na as the latest Grand Slam champion to have benefited from the support of the Grand Slam® Development Fund. Azarenka will take on Russian Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open women’s singles final in Melbourne on Saturday. Azarenka, 22, was a member of two ITF/Grand…