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Retiring Li Na has “no regrets” about retiring

October 4, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) — Two days after announcing the end of her momentous tennis career in an open letter to friends and fans, Li Na entered her farewell news conference with the appearance of somebody who had been crying. It didn’t take long for the two-time Grand Slam champion to shed tears, again, […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Asia, Australian Open, Beijing, China Li, Chinese, French Open, Grand Slam, Li Na, Melbourne Park, Retiring Li Na, Vol 33 No 41 | October 4 - October 10, Wimbledon, letter

The Layup Drill — Nishikori, Team Philippines and South Korean Little Leaguers

September 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Big US Open for Asian Athletes The U.S. Open had two major storylines for Asian tennis fans. First, Kei Nishikori made it to the U.S. Open men’s final. The 24-year-old Japanese tennis star made a remarkable run through the tournament. His play during the tournament in New York drew […]

Filed Under: The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, Basketball World Championships, China, Cung Le, French Open, Jordan Clarkson, Kei Nishikori, Little League World Series, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, Novak Djokovic, Peng Shuai, Seattle, South Korea, Vietnamese, Vol 33 No 39 | September 20 - September 26, japan

Nishikori “almost 100 percent” going into Wimbledon

June 28, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Associated Press LONDON (AP) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori said he was “almost 100 percent perfect” health-wise heading into Wimbledon. The 10th-seeded Nishikori has been hampered by a hip problem that he says contributed to a first-round loss at the French Open. But the first Japanese man to be ranked in the top 10 says […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, French Open, Germany, Grand Slam, Kei Nishikori, Vol 33 No 27 | June 28 - July 4, Wimbledon

Li Na: Grand Slam winner is the first woman of Chinese tennis

February 7, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason J. Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Li Na is not your typical female tennis player. Her performance on the court and her talk off it are what makes her one of the most influential persons in the sport. Li was voted one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. She is […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, Australian Open Photo, China, Chinese, French Open, Jason Cruz, Li Na Grand Slam, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 33 No 7 | February 8 - February 14

Federer beats Nishikori, wins Swiss Indoors title

November 12, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Graham Dunbar The Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — Roger Federer ended his 10-month trophy drought on Sunday, Nov. 6, by outclassing Kei Nishikori 6–1, 6–3 in the Swiss Indoors final. Federer was emotional as he thanked his hometown fans after winning for the fifth time in six years at the event where he […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, BASEL, Czech Republic, Davis Cup, French Open, Kei Nishikori, Paris Masters, Qatar, Rafael Nadal, Swiss Indoors, United States, Vol 30 No 46 | November 12 - November 18, Wimbledon

Asia and China savor Li Na’s French Open win

June 9, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BEIJING (AP) — Li Na’s landmark French Open victory sparked celebrations and recognition throughout Asia on Sunday, while China’s state media told its athletes to learn from her

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2011, Ajay Pathak, Asia, Beijing, Chinese, Francesca Schiavone, French Open, French Women, Li Na, Liu Xiang, London Olympics, New Paper, Paradorn Srichaphan, Philippine Tennis Association, Tennis Sports Management Center, Throughout China, Vol 30 No 24 | June 11 - June 17, Zhang Yueming, japan, letter

Editorial: Sometimes, the underdog comes out on top

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

This week, we ran news about Taiwan’s Yen-Hsun Lu, a tennis player ranked 82, who surprised throngs of tennis fans by shoving U.S. player Andy Roddick, ranked 7

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, American-born Asian, Andy Roddick, Asian American Michael Chang, Asian Americans, Buffalo Bills, Chinese American Ed Wang, Chinese American Jeremy Lin, Editorial Sometimes, French Open, NBA, NFL, Serbian Novak Djokovic, Taiwan, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9, Wimbledon, Yen-Hsun Lu

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