Kim Clijsters became the first mother to be crowned world No 1 on Friday when she battled back from 3-0 down to defeat Australia's Jelena Dokic 6-3, 6-0 in the Paris Open quarterfinals.
Jelena Dokic let out a huge yelp of delight after outgunning fifth seed Nadia Petrova 6-4 7-6 at the Paris Open on Thursday to book a meeting with Kim Clijsters in the last eight.
Scot Andy Murray was blown away by Marcos Baghdatis in the first round of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Wednesday.
Kim Clijsters lost the first set but roared back to beat Germany's Kristina Barrois 4-6 6-2 6-0 in the second round of the Paris Open on Wednesday.
Kim Clijsters is more interested in trying to win major titles than returning to the No. 1 ranking for the first time in five years, despite being only two matches away from overtaking Caroline Wozniacki at the top.
Third seed Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 6-3 to win his second Australian Open on Sunday, prolonging Britain's 75-year wait for a male grand slam singles champion.
Li Na of China poses with her trophy after her women's singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne Jan 29, 2011. As the first Asian player to enter a Grand Slam final, Li won the second place in the match.
Belgium's Kim Clijsters came from a set down to beat Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 and win her maiden Australian Open title on Saturday, dashing Chinese hopes of a first ever Grand Slam win.
Li's star is still rising Tennis community bubbling with enthusiasm
Watching her lose to the more experienced Kim Clijsters in three sets in the Australian Open final was a huge disappointment to me, and the hundreds of millions of Chinese who urged her on in front of their TVs at the weekend.
Although Li Na was foiled in her attempt to land China's first-ever Grand Slam title, the impact of her success at the Australian Open is enormous and is expected to give tennis in China a huge boost.
Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters, triple US Open champion, claimed her first-ever Australian Open singles title here on Saturday, beating China's Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
Li Na's spectacular progress to the final of the Australian Open will boost the continent's bid to host a "fifth grand slam", the Asian Tennis Federation's chief told Reuters on Friday.
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