China's Li set for Hall of Fame honor

With Yao Ming's Basketball Hall of Fame induction still fresh in the memory, his compatriot Li Na looks set to receive the equivalent honor after the International Tennis Hall of Fame made its promotional debut in China during the ongoing China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.

Li, China's two-time Grand Slam champion, who retired in 2014, hasn't appeared during the ongoing Asian Swing on the WTA Tour as the 34-year-old and her husband Jiang Shan are expecting their second child after Li gave birth to daughter Alisa last June.

Despite her absence, the growing public enthusiasm for tennis in China, inspired by Li's 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open victories, has impressed the International Tennis Hall of Fame.