Li Na is not yet done making history for China on the tennis circuit. In this week's tennis rankings released by the Women's Tennis Assocation Li Na has risen to number four in the world...a dream come true thirteen years after she wished it.
李娜尚未在网球巡回赛上为中国创造历史。这周女子网球协会公布的网球排名中，李娜已经上升到世界第四名——这是她的梦想，13年后实现了。
Li Na said, "My biggest dream is to be a top ten player in the world. I know it's hard, but I will try my best."
李娜说：“我最大的梦想就是成为世界十强选手。我知道这很困难，但我会尽我最大的努力。”
Li is the newly-crowned first-ever Chinese Grand Slam tournament winner. By winning the French Open last weekend, Li moved up from 7th to 4th place in the rankings. Li Na broke into the WTA Top 100 for the first time in October 2004. She had climbed up to the world top 40 two years later. The Chinese star continued to improve her game and build her points, so by the end of 2009, she was well inside the top 20, thanks to her breakthrough performance in Grand Slam events. Li reached world number 7 early this year after reaching the Australian Open final where she finished runner up. Li is poised to continue her run and elevate her world ranking further, with the year's third major, Wimbledon, just around the corner with the China Open to follow later in the year.
李娜是第一位新加冕的中国大满贯锦标赛冠军。由于在上周末的法网公开赛上取得胜利，李娜的排名从第七名上升到第四名。李娜在2004年十月首次打进女子网球协会前100强。两年后她进入世界前40强。这位中国明星继续提高她的比赛技巧和增加积分，所以到2009年底，由于她在大满贯赛事中突破性的表现，已经成功进入前20强。今年年初，李在澳网公开赛决赛中获得第二名后世界排名第七。随着今年第三个主要赛事温网锦标赛即将到来和中国网球公开赛年底举行，李随时准备好继续比赛，进一步提升她的世界排名。
Development of tennis in China has been one of the WTA's core strategic priorities. In 2009 the China Open was upgraded to one of the premier events on the WTA calendar. Li was a semi finalist at last year's event. The 2011 China Open starts on September 25 in Beijing. It'll be Li's first tournament at home since becoming a Grand Slam tournament champion.
中国网球的发展一直是女子网球协会的优先核心战略之一。2009年的中国网球公开赛被提升到女子网球协会日程表上一个主要赛事。去年的比赛中，李进入半决赛。2011年中国网球公开赛于9月25日在北京开始举行。这将是李娜成为大满贯锦标赛选手后首次在国内的比赛。