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Beijing, June 6 (PTI) The newly-crowned French Open champion Li Na, whose victory has created a sensation back home is not returning to China until Wimbledon, because she fears that her fans may forget her French win if she fails to do well there.
Li said she has chosen to put her celebrations on hold and stay in Europe, partly to avoid fans at home and to prepare well for Wimbledon.
"If I don''t play well at Wimbledon, may be people will forget me when I come home," she jocularly said in an interview to China Daily in Paris.
For young Chinese people, Li has become a role model.
By Sunday afternoon, more than five million people talked about Li on Sina Weibo, one of China''s leading micro- blog websites.
More than two million people have also registered as Li''s fans.
The victory in French Open made her the first Chinese and Asian player to win the Grand Slam tournament. The victory will elevate her to world No 4, equalling the Asian record set by Japan''s Kimiko Date-Krumm.
"When you have the first one, naturally you will think about the second one," Li said about plans for Wimbledon.
Although she always thought she had the ability to win a Major, she was surprised that her first Grand Slam title came at Roland Garros.
"French Open title? No, I never thought about it before," said Li,following the tournament''s tradition of producing unlikely champions. .
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Li said she has chosen to put her celebrations on hold and stay in Europe, partly to avoid fans at home and to prepare well for Wimbledon.
"If I don''t play well at Wimbledon, may be people will forget me when I come home," she jocularly said in an interview to China Daily in Paris.
For young Chinese people, Li has become a role model.
By Sunday afternoon, more than five million people talked about Li on Sina Weibo, one of China''s leading micro- blog websites.
More than two million people have also registered as Li''s fans.
The victory in French Open made her the first Chinese and Asian player to win the Grand Slam tournament. The victory will elevate her to world No 4, equalling the Asian record set by Japan''s Kimiko Date-Krumm.
"When you have the first one, naturally you will think about the second one," Li said about plans for Wimbledon.
Although she always thought she had the ability to win a Major, she was surprised that her first Grand Slam title came at Roland Garros.
"French Open title? No, I never thought about it before," said Li,following the tournament''s tradition of producing unlikely champions. .
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