Li Na beat Wozniacki despite not getting ‘good night’s sleep’ due to hubby’s snoring!
January 27th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANIMelbourne, Jan 27(ANI): World No.9 Li Na has said that her shock win over World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki in the Australian Open semi-finals came despite not getting much sleep last night.
After an error-strewn opening set, Li fought back to win 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, in a match lasting two hours and 35 minutes at Melbourne Park.
Wozniacki, playing her first Grand Slam as the World No.1, had a match point at 5-4 and 40-30 in the second set before Li rallied to break serve and eventually take the set.
When asked what had inspired her gritty fightback, Li laughingly replied: “Prize money”, adding that her husband-coach Jiang Shan’s snoring had disturbed her sleep.
“I didn’t have a good night’s sleep last night. My husband (snored). I woke up every hour,” she added.
Li, who become the first Asian woman to reach a Grand Slam final, will now face World No.3 Kim Clijsters in Saturday’s final.
“I’m happy that I am the first Chinese player to make the final,” Fox Sports quoted Li, as saying. (ANI)
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