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You've gotta love Li Na.  Half the players call her "Na Li", it is very confusing with the Chinese surname going first, and both names being so short.


She, "the Girl w/ the Rose Tattoo", came back from a match-point-down to Wozniacki to win in 3 sets.


Post match interview:
   **She blamed her coach/husband's snoring for her poor sleep the night before.
   **She cited "prize money" as to what pulled her through in the final set.
   **She explained why her mother doesn't come to any of her matches ("I have my own life.")
   **She almost forgot her own wedding anniversary, but actually it is the 29th (or is it?)


She is the first Asian singles player to advance to a major championship.  This in "the Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific".  I can just picture every Chinese tennis prodigy going in for her tattoo tomorrow...


I think it will be a pretty good final between Li and Kimmy.  Both are very strong hardcourt players with no emotional/psychological problems (which I can't say for so many of the top female pros these days).  


Li beat Clijsters a couple weeks ago in Sydney.