The first grand slam of the season is ready to begin in Melbourne. China’s superstar Li Na was among the top players from around the world making an early appearance on the court at the Melbourne Park Saturday, ahead of the start of the Australian Open.
The French Open champion took part in a traning session, accompanied by her husband and coach Jiang Shan, and physio coach Alex Stober. Li Na was also on the court with last year’s Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic.
Li is seeded fifth in the women’s draw, after losing in the final to Belgium’s Kim Cjlisters last year. The world number five says her winter training in Germany and China helped her save enough energy for the new season.
Li said, “At least there was a whole month for me to have proper winter training. It was a long season last year. And if I could not have proper winter training, there would not be enough energy for me to compete this year.”
