Li Na Wins A Second Grand Slam At Australian Open
China's Li Na has won her second Grand Slam title in a women's singles victory over Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova at the Australian Open.
The New York Times reports from Melbourne:
"Cibulkova arrived at their matchup having defeated a series of favorites along the way. Cibulkova defeated the No. 16 (Carla Suarez Navarro), No. 3 (Maria Sharapova), No. 11 (Simona Halep) and No. 5 (Agnieszka Radwanska) seeds, in that order, to reach the final."
"On Saturday at Melbourne Park, though, Cibulkova ran into the one seed she would not topple with power groundstrokes. Li overcame a shaky first set to win easily, 7-6 (3), 6-0. It marked her second career Grand Slam title, after her French Open triumph in 2011, and it came despite a match-point saved here in the third round."