Britain's Andy Murray faced down his Grand Slam nemesis Roger Federer in an electrifying five-set thriller to reach the Australian Open final on Friday night.
Chinese player Li Na's brave performance at the Australian Open wins her legions of new fans.
The only thing that top athletes can't cool down is the fire in their bellies.
Novak Djokovic will chase a hat-trick of Australian Open titles in Sunday's final against his US Open conqueror Andy Murray, renewing a growing rivalry which dates back to their junior days.
While witnessing Li Na's falls, some of her fans burst into tears. But Li herself was rather light-hearted and even joked about her temporary blackout after her second fall at the women's singles final match on Saturday night.
Victoria Azarenka retained her Australian Open title after beating China's Li Na, who twisted her ankle twice and hit her head during a fall.
Li Na jokes about falls, facing defeat light-heartedly
China's Li Na used her powerful groundstrokes and a strong return of serve against Victoria Azarenka to take the first set of their Australian Open final 6-4 on Saturday.
Li Na is expected to receive the lion's share of crowd support in the Australian Open final on Saturday after Victoria Azarenka was accused of stooping to gamesmanship to reach the title match.
Novak Djokovic produced some of the best tennis of his career and wasted little time in advancing to his third successive Australian Open final with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 destruction of fourth seed David Ferrer in 89 minutes on Thursday.
Victoria Azarenka brought Sloane Stephens's Melbourne Park fairytale to an end on Thursday, overcoming injury niggles and an attack of nerves to advance to the Australian Open final against China's Li Na.
A day after earning the biggest win of her career, American teenager Sloane Stephens faces another massive challenge when she meets defending champion Victoria Azarenka in the Australian Open semifinals on Thursday.
Transforming trailblazer Li Na from a hot-headed one-Slam wonder into a cold-blooded winner of multiple major titles is the end for coach Carlos Rodriguez.
Don't be fooled into thinking Carlos Rodriguez is Mr Nice Guy, the guy who merely encourages Li Na with applause and thumbs-ups from the stands.