Another Chinese Grand Slam champion due in next decade - Li


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 19 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Li Na of China hits a return to Yvonne Meusburger of Austria in their women's singles tennis match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

(Reuters) - China will likely produce another Grand Slam women's champion in the next decade, predicts Li Na, the only player from her nation to taste victory in any of tennis's four biggest tournaments.

As Li prepares to reflect on her career at her induction into the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday, she has an eye on the future of the sport in her home country.

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