http://www.mail.com/people/27122-li.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/27122-li.html http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091030-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-rome.html ROME (AP) — Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals. Nadal's performance, and sometimes sluggish movement on the court, raised questions about whether he will be able to successfully defend his title at the F... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:18:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2091030-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-rome.html 2013-05-16T19:18:38Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088414-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html ROME (AP) — Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too. Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh Rome title by cruising past local hope Fognini of Italy 6-1, 6-3 in just 61 minutes, and two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova eased past Span... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:58:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088414-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html 2013-05-15T20:58:36Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064428-serena-williams-advances-2-sets-madrid-open.html MADRID (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams won her opening match on the red clay of the Madrid Open on Sunday. She and other stars are glad the tournament returned to the traditional surface after its trial with blue "Smurf" clay flopped last year. After dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 7-6 (5), 6-1, the defending champion said she liked the new c... Sun, 05 May 2013 18:57:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2064428-serena-williams-advances-2-sets-madrid-open.html 2013-05-05T18:57:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049680-sharapova-beats-li-to-win-porsche-gp.html STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Maria Sharapova beat Li Na 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to successfully defend her WTA Porsche Grand Prix title in a final between the last two French Open champions. The top-seeded Russian swept to her second title of the year after winning in Indian Wells, Calif. She became the first player to retain the Stuttgart title since Lindsey Dav... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:38:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2049680-sharapova-beats-li-to-win-porsche-gp.html 2013-04-28T15:38:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896162-top-serena-oldest-no-1-31.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Serena Williams spent most of the past week downplaying the prospect of returning to the top of the rankings. Then it happened and she couldn't hold back the tears. The 15-time Grand Slam winner will replace top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in next week's rankings after coming from a set down to beat former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova ... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 08:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1896162-top-serena-oldest-no-1-31.html 2013-02-16T08:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1895496-serena-williams-no-1-with-qatar-open-win.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An emotional Serena Williams returned to the top of women's tennis, overcoming a series of potentially career-ending injuries since 2010 to become the oldest woman to hold the No. 1 ranking. The 31-year-old Williams rallied from 4-1 down in the third to beat former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of t... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:30:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1895496-serena-williams-no-1-with-qatar-open-win.html 2013-02-15T21:30:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849502-djokovic-completes-australian-open-hat-trick.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — No shirt ripping or bare-chested flexing this time. Novak Djokovic completed his work before midnight, defeating Andy Murray in four sets for his third consecutive Australian Open title and fourth overall. It was also the second time in three years Djokovic had beaten his longtime friend in this final. So the celebration was mu... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 17:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1849502-djokovic-completes-australian-open-hat-trick.html 2013-01-27T17:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847570-azarenka-beats-li-defends-australian-open-title.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out. Considering the cascading criticism she'd encountered after her previous win, Azarenka didn't need the focus of the Australian Open final... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847570-azarenka-beats-li-defends-australian-open-title.html 2013-01-26T15:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846370-beating-federer-murray-reaches-aussie-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray was sucking in deep breaths, trying to recover from his exhausting win over Roger Federer. Pain was very much on his mind. The U.S. Open champion defeated Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 in a four-hour Australian Open semifinal Friday night. It was Murray's first victory against the 17-time major winner at a... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846370-beating-federer-murray-reaches-aussie-final.html 2013-01-25T18:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1845514-murray-edges-federer-reaches-australian-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam. The U.S. Open champion beat 17-time major winner Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 Friday at the Australian Open, calling it a massive confidence boost as he attempts to win his second consecutive major. Murray, who missed his chance to serv... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1845514-murray-edges-federer-reaches-australian-final.html 2013-01-25T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1845584-murray-advances-to-australian-open-mens-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam. The U.S. Open champion stayed in the hunt for a second consecutive major title with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 win over the 17-time Grand Slam champion at the Australian Open on Friday. Murray will play defending champion and top-seeded Novak Djokovic, who wa... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1845584-murray-advances-to-australian-open-mens-final.html 2013-01-25T12:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842608-azarenka-beats-stephens-sets-up-final-vs-li.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka had to endure some anxious moments before and after her win over American teenager Sloane Stephens. Li Na wasn't flustered at all in an easy victory over No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova. The result is that Li will play for the Australian Open title against Azarenka, who ended Stephens' unexpected run to the semif... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842608-azarenka-beats-stephens-sets-up-final-vs-li.html 2013-01-24T10:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840510-defending-champ-azarenka-final-li.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka overcame some anxiety, a sore left knee, and a slew of frustrating forehand errors before fending off American teenager Sloane Stephens to reach the Australian Open final against Li Na. For the second time in two days, 19-year-old Stephens sat patiently in a courtside chair late in the second set while an expe... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840510-defending-champ-azarenka-final-li.html 2013-01-24T06:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837700-williams-loses-quarters-azarenka-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams' dominating run at the majors ended in a painful loss to American teenager Sloane Stephens. After the biggest victory of her life, the 19-year-old Stephens is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Williams hurt her back in the eighth game of the second set, slowing down her serve, restricting her move... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837700-williams-loses-quarters-azarenka-semis.html 2013-01-23T06:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836878-sharapova-advances-to-australian-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Four-time major winner Maria Sharapova has advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-2 win over fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova. The second-seeded Sharapova reached her 16th career Grand Slam semifinal in 66 minutes on Tuesday. She broke Makarova's serve five times and hit 22 winners. Sharapova has dropp... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836878-sharapova-advances-to-australian-open-semis.html 2013-01-22T06:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827906-djokovic-wins-17th-straight-match-aussie-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic repelled a challenge from Radek Stepanek to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open and still had plenty left over to unleash some stinging shots at Lance Armstrong after the doping-tainted cyclist's long-expected confession. Djokovic broke the 34-year-old, 34th-ranked Stepanek late in each set of a 6-... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1827906-djokovic-wins-17th-straight-match-aussie-open.html 2013-01-18T11:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823890-counts-sharapova-venus-3rd-round.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova was careful not to show any disrespect to the two women she beat 6-0, 6-0 along the way to a third-round match against Venus Williams at the Australian Open. As rare as it was, she said, an almost flawless start wasn't entirely what she'd come to Melbourne to achieve. The No. 2-ranked Sharapova overwhelmed Japan... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823890-counts-sharapova-venus-3rd-round.html 2013-01-16T16:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823634-sharapova-radwanska-advance-stosur-2nd.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round of the Australian Open without losing a game, and No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanksa extended the best winning streak of the year to 11 matches on Wednesday. Sam Stosur couldn't get the same traction, wilting again under the pressure of expectations at home. The 2011 U.S. Open champion twice f... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1823634-sharapova-radwanska-advance-stosur-2nd.html 2013-01-16T07:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1819042-djokovic-favorite-court-australia.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Same Grand Slam, same court, same result. Only the year was different for Novak Djokovic — and the amount of time he needed on the bright blue hard surface at Rod Laver Arena. The Australian Open defending champion took his first step toward winning his third consecutive title at Melbourne Park — and fourth overall — with a 6-2... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1819042-djokovic-favorite-court-australia.html 2013-01-14T12:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1817100-djokovic-starts-australian-open-defense.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic cruised through his first match at Rod Laver Arena since his shirt-ripping victory celebration last year, opening his bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu on Monday. The top-ranked Djokovic faced only three break points, saving them all, and lifted his... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1817100-djokovic-starts-australian-open-defense.html 2013-01-14T06:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1775884-serena-surgery-big-toes.html BANGKOK (AP) — Serena Williams has had surgery on her big toes and withdrew from an exhibition match against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in Thailand this month. A medical certificate from Florida podiatrist Jeffrey Rockefeller says Williams "was treated for a chronic foot disorder which involved minor procedures on both of her great toes." He said she ne... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1775884-serena-surgery-big-toes.html 2012-12-19T10:32:00Z