Take a look at the advice 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has to give newly crowned French Open winner Li Na. And Li Na's one question for Federer? "How can you play so well in tennis?" Fair enough. Stick around for the last bit, where Federer learns some Chinese! 加油李娜!
Watch: Roger Federer gives Chinese tennis star Li Na advice and learns some Chinese!
Tennis: Li Na defeats Maria Sharapova to reach French Open final
Li Na (李娜) has made history once again by becoming the first Chinese tennis player to reach the final match of the French Open. Yesterday, she stunned Russia's Maria Sharapova by winning convincing straight sets 6-4, 7-5 to reach her second Grand Slam final where she'll be facing defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Earlier this year, Li Na lost her nerves along with the Australian Open title to Kim Clijsters in a match where she infamously marched up to the umpire after the second set, demanding, "Can you tell the Chinese, don't teach me how to play tennis?" Let's hope she keeps her cool this time and brings home that title. Go Li Na!
Master's Cup goes back to Europe
There seems to be some changes afoot in the ATP, including cutting down the currently nine tournament Master's series down to eight, and moving the Masters' Cup back to Europe. However, that doesn't mean that Shanghai will no longer host a major tournament. Etienne de Villiers, the new chairman of the ATP, revealed that
Plans are to stage new combined tournaments before the French Open in the spring and convert the current Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai into an autumn dual-sex event.Other changes include monetary sanctions for any of the elite players that drop out of what will become mandatory tournaments. The ATP is hoping to stem the number of unauthorized dropouts and increase the appeal of tennis in the mass marketplace, where de Villiers says soccer and motor sports have competed more effectively than tennis.

