Wuhan Open: Chinese wild card Wang follows in Li Na’s shoes to reach semi-final
Qiang Wang’s historic run on home soil at the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open gathered pace with victory over Olympic Gold medallist Monica Puig, 6-3, 6-1,…
Wuhan Premier: Li Na has no regrets as home city inaugurates spectacular venue
As the WTA tour heads deep into an Asian swing that could determine the final line-up for the season climax in Singapore, the very best…
Photo special: Favourite moments with Williams, Bouchard and more in 2014
Women’s tennis in 2014 ended, as it has done so often before, at the feet of Serena Williams. She won a sixth US Open title…
French Open 2014 women’s preview: Who can deny Serena Williams?
Bearing in mind that Serena Williams comes to the defence of her title at Roland Garros as the only woman on the tour with three…
WTA Rome 2014 preview: Can soaring Maria Sharapova make it three?
Maria Sharapova may have missed slipping out of the top 10 by a hair’s breadth a couple of weeks back, but her prowess on clay—now…
Miami 2014 preview: Serena Williams looks for seventh heaven
One of the four elite WTA events of the year follows hot on the heels of the first as the Sony Open Premier Mandatory in…
Indian Wells 2014 preview: Can Li deny Sharapova a rare defence?
There is no denying that Indian Wells is special. It’s big, it’s beautiful, it’s star-studded, and it is the first stage of one of the…
Australian Open 2014: Three’s a charm as Li Na finally wins her ‘home’ Slam
It became one of the more unexpected line-ups, the 2014 Australian Open women’s final. A fortnight ago, the talk was not of whether Serena Williams…
2013’s tennis best bits: Radwanska, Kirilenko, Li, Azarenka supply drama
The latest in our review of the 2013 tennis season looks at the most compelling matches. The selection attempts to balance entertainment, drama and special…
Beaten Watson misses tilt at Tokyo champ Petra Kvitova in Beijing
On the day after Li Na became the fifth player to qualify for the WTA Championships, Petra Kvitova took a significant step closer to qualification…
US Open 2013: Impressive Robson powers to repeat Li encounter
Right from the start, Laura Robson showed she was a woman who enjoyed the big occasion and the big stage: the Grand Slam stage, in…
US Open: Who can break the Serena Williams-Victoria Azarenka duopoly?
Not for the first time—and judging from her tennis this season not the last time either—the US Open will be all about Serena Williams. She…
Wimbledon 2013: Radwanska downs Li to set up semi against friend Lisicki
There were, without doubt, countless shocks and upsets along the way to the women’s quarter-finals of the 2013 Championships. First it was No2 seed Victoria…
WTA Rome 2013 preview: Williams and Sharapova are ‘the two’ to beat
The men’s tour has grown used to the ‘big four’ leading the way at almost every big tournament: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and…
Miami Premier 2013: Li Na back to her best – but can she beat Serena?
The witty, smart and slow-maturing Li Na is back, and for tennis fans, that is certainly something to celebrate. The 31-year-old has never been one…
Australian Open 2013: Azarenka beats fireworks & Li to stay No1
Both the women who took to court for the final of the 2013 Australian Open had been here before. In 2011, Na Li reached her…
US Open 2012: Laura Robson downs Li Na to continue dream run
When the draw for the US Open was made, all British eyes searched for where the three British women in the main draw had fallen.…
US Open 2012: Impressive Li Na dashes Heather Watson hopes
British No1 Heather Watson has not had the best of fortune when it comes to draws on the big stages of women’s tennis. At this…
Picture special: Sharapova, Williams, Vinca & Errani in Rome
It’s not a bad way to prepare for the French Open next week, especially for a woman who has won all three of the other…
Maria Sharapova takes Rome title with dramatic victory over Li Na
There have been plenty of surprises, and not a few disappointments, for the followers of the women’s draw in Rome this week. As if losing…
Serena Williams makes shock withdrawal ahead of Rome semis
Less than an hour before Serena Williams was scheduled to play the semi-final of the Rome Premier tournament against Li Na, she made a surprise…