It is the second time Li Na was nominated for the award in Laureus, an Oscar-like ceremony after she became a candidate in 2012.
China Daily contact tennis experts and professional players ahead of the women's Austrilian Open Final on Saturday. Let's hear what they say on Li Na.
Postgame: Li Na defies age, sets the bar higher
WTA Chairman & CEO Stacey Allaster said the Australian Open title is a testament to Li Na's mental toughness after the Chinese superstar secured her second Grand Slam crown at the Melbourne park on Saturday.
News of Li Na's second Grand Slam final victory aroused strong reactons on the Internet on Saturday. Millions of fans expressed their jubilation online, celebrating the historical moment for Asia’s greatest female tennis player.
China's Li Na banished the ghosts of two Australian Open final defeats by overpowering Dominika Cibulkova on Saturday to win her second major title.
Li Na playing for 1st Aussie Open title
Li Na of China, the fourth seed, will play 20th seed Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in Saturday's women's singles final.
When the entire tennis world envisions that Li Na would grab her long-awaited Australian Open trophy at her third final in four years on Saturday, her coach Carlos Rodriguez remains cautious.
Transcript of Li Na's Jan 23 post-match press conference
Chinese superstar reaches the Australian Open final for the third time in four years and will face Dominika Cibulkova for her first-ever title in Melbourne.
Li Na stormed into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-2 6-0 hammering of Russian Ekaterina Makarova in just under an hour on Sunday.
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