Halep, Pliskova hail rise of Chinese players

The fear that China's women's tennis would stumble after the retirement of the legendary Li Na is proving groundless.

Granted, Li won seven WTA singles titles and two Grand Slams and it will be years before a compatriot can even approach those feats. But with more and more Chinese names appearing in the WTA rankings, the gap is closing.

And the rest of the world is taking notice.