Pedestrians walk past an advertisement of Nike with the portrait of Chinese tennis star Li Na in Shanghai, China, 26 January 2014. Li Na is confident she will take winning the Australian Open title in her stride. The 31-year-old added a second grand slam title to the French Open crown she won in 2011 with victory over Dominika Cibulkova at Melbourne Park on Saturday (25 January 2014). Li was the first Chinese player to win a grand slam singles title and 116 million people watched her Roland Garros triumph on TV in her home country. It turned Li into a megastar and the pressure on her shoulders and on her time was something she really struggled to deal with. She won only six more matches during the rest of 2011 and it was not until she linked up with Justine Henins former coach Carlos Rodriguez in the summer of 2012 that she became a grand slam contender once again. Winning in Australia was the title Li really wanted after losing in the final in 2011 and 2013. The victory will move her to within 11 points of Victoria Azarenka when the new rankings are released on Monday, but she knows building on her latest success will take a lot of hard work.
