Li, Zheng left to shoulder Asian hopes

Chinese pair advances at Australian Open as other regional stars fall

MELBOURNE: Chinese stars Li Na and Zheng Jie were left to shoulder Asian hopes at the Australian Open yesterday after veterans Tamarine Tanasugarn and Kimiko Date-Krumm were bundled out.

It was familiar story with Li (pictured left) and Zheng (pictured right) routinely being the last left standing from a region that boasted 11 contenders on day one.