MELBOURNE - Li Na is on fire to become the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam final, as she kicked out world No.1 Catholine Wozniacki 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in Thursday's semifinal of Australia Open.

The Chinese woman spent two hours and 34 minutes to end Wozniacki's bid for Australian Open title.

Both players were tight in the opening games but after the nerves settled, Wozniacki played her game smoothly and won the first set 6-3 in 39 minutes.

In the beginning of second set, the world No.1's consistency impressed, with Li hit 32 unforced errors throughout the set to virtually gift the Danish lead on 4-2.

However, Li slowly got used to her opponent's pace, and managed to fight back and win the tight set 7-5 in 65 minutes.

The third set begins with all excitements, with the pair looks to have staged their best performance, not allowing each other to win each game.

Li then managed to score her only match point to end the game in two hours and 34 minutes.

"I am so happy, to become the first Chinese player to make it to a Grand Slam final," Li told reporters in Melbourne with a smile on her face. "I always be the first one."

She will next face the winner between Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva.

Post-match Interview scripts

I am always the number one...but I was nervous because I didn't get much sleep last night. My husband was snoring all night long...

My mom says she has her own life and she never travel with me to watch me play

Today is our wedding anniversary? I think it is two days later...either he or I may have got it wrong...

北京时间1月27日消息,年度首项大满贯澳大利亚网球公开赛在今天继续第11日的争夺。在首先进行的一场女单半决赛中,赛会第九种子、中国金花李娜迎战现世界排名第一的丹麦美少女沃兹尼亚奇。李娜与对手苦斗153分钟,在第二盘第十局挽救了一个赛点,以3-6/7-5/6-3完成了惊天逆转,刷新了自己以及中国金花在四大满贯的最好成绩,率先晋级到女单决赛之中,这是中国金花首次杀入大满贯决赛,也是亚洲人首次杀入大满贯决赛。

李娜以第11位的排名进入到澳网正赛之中,在连续第二年进入到四强之后,她在下周的世界排名中将至少升至第八位,创造了中国金花的新纪录。此前的五场比赛中,李娜保持一盘不失,也被奉为仅次于小克的第二夺冠热门。沃兹尼亚奇沃兹尼亚奇今年只有20岁,却已经在世界第一的宝座上盘踞了三个多月。去年她一共拿下了6项赛事冠军,参加了79场正式比赛,堪称WTA新劳模。

首盘比赛由沃兹尼亚奇率先发球。双方上来便陷入激战中,不过李娜的失误还是偏多,自己的发球局连续出现一发失误,结果率先遭破发,开局便以0-2落后。然而中国一姐再次展现出稳定的心理素质,依靠强有力的接发球和犀利的对角线进攻立即反破,将局分紧咬至2-2平。接下来,李娜尽管打得非常顽强,但在沃兹彪悍的攻势面前,中国一姐的失误还是有些偏多,第六局再遭破发后,李娜以2-4落后。之后双方互保发球局,沃兹尼亚奇带着5-3的领先优势来到了自己的发球胜盘局,第九局丹麦甜心尽管出现双误,但还是依靠高质量的对角线强攻逼迫李娜失误,最终以 6-3拿下首盘。这一盘,李娜的制胜分以7-2领先对手,然而在非受迫性失误环节,中国一姐高达17次,而沃兹尼亚奇只有4次。

第二盘比赛,开局双方互保发球局。第三局比赛,中国一姐打得有些急躁,在关键分的处理上接连出现失误,这也让她先后挥霍了四个局点,尽管李娜成功挽救了三个破发点,但关键时刻中国一姐没能抵挡住对手的强势,随着一个致命的双误,李娜的发球局惨遭破发。随后沃兹尼亚奇顺利保发,从而确立了3-1的领先优势。2-4后李娜及时调整,有效地控制住了失误,并通过积极的跑动破掉沃兹的发球局,将比分追至4-4平。然而好景不长,李娜没能延续刚才的良好状态,第九局再遭破发,这样沃兹带着5-4的领先优势来到了自己的发球胜赛局,第十局李娜进攻出手果断,挽救一个赛点后依靠一个漂亮的正拍反斜线穿越对角线得手,破发成功将局分追至5-5平。随后的比赛,李娜再接再厉,第十二局在几度落后的不利局势下将比分追平,最终破发成功以7-5扳回一城。

决胜盘,前四局双方分别完成一次破发后战成2-2平。第五局李娜的状态有所好转,在 40-15手握两个局点的情况下轻松保发,第六局李娜尽管挥霍了一个破发点,但兹娃关键时刻挑战鹰眼失败,这也让她的信心受到影响,紧接着丹麦甜心反拍直线下网,李娜破发成功以4-2拉开比分。第七局李娜再次上演了一出“失误表演”,先是连续五个一发失误,最后由于侧身正拍反斜线下网交出了这一局,沃兹将局分逼近至3-4。不过第八局中国一姐没能让沃兹的保发梦成功,李娜依靠积极的跑动和凶狠的底线抽杀占据主动,尽管浪费破发点,但中国金花还是把握住完成破发。带着5-3的领先优势,李娜来到了自己的发球胜赛局,第九局李娜开局以30-0领先,尽管沃兹连追两分,但30平后李娜下手果断,连续对角线进攻逼迫对手失误,成功保发以6-3结束了整场比赛,职业生涯首次打进大满贯决赛,创造了中国网球的历史。

据悉本月29号,也就是后天是李娜和她的教练姜山结婚5周年的纪念日。而这天,李娜也将站上澳网女单决赛的比赛场,迎战兹沃纳列娃和克里斯特尔斯的胜者。希望李娜再次书写历史!

(中文新闻摘自腾讯体育)