Li Na explores life after tennis

After retiring from professional tennis 14 months ago, Grand Slam champion Li Na has embraced many new roles, one by one, in her personal life - including new mother.

Now the 33-year-old appears set to make another transition to businesswoman, exploring new directions in her post-athletics career around the game that brought her fame and fortune, as well as some controversy.

"I will try to reinvent myself as a businesswoman, which might be a pretty big challenge. Every athlete faces new challenges and has to adapt to new roles in life after retirement. Why not trying new things?" Li said from the sidelines at the WTA Elite Trophy tennis tournament in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Sunday.