Li will get another shot at Azarenka
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China’s Li Na has a chance to atone for her ill fortune in one of the most dramatic Grand Slam finals in recent years as the round robin draw in the WTA Championships gives her a certain meeting with Victoria Azarenka this week in Istanbul, Turkey.
The most successful Asian tennis player of all time looked capable of earning the second Grand Slam title of her ground-breaking career until she took two falls in the final of the Australian Open against Azarenka, in January.
Now she has been drawn in the same group as the Belarussian, giving her a chance both to show she is a better player past the age of 30 and the opportunity to settle an old score.
“I know they always ask me about this, the second oldest women on the tour, and I would like to say age is nothing,” Li said.
Li has a 4-6 record against Azarenka.
She reckons her standard in 2013 has been higher than when she won the French Open in 2011.
“I feel I can control myself more,” she said.
“Mentally before when I came onto the court I had already lost the match. I lost to myself, not my opponent. Now it’s not like before. At least I’ve learnt something. I’m still learning every day.”
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