体坛英语资讯：Li Nas success fuels tennis growth in China, says WTA boss
<p><span word="TORONTO">TORONTO</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 12-- <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Na">Na</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Women">Women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> (<span word="WTA">WTA</span>) <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Stacey">Stacey</span> <span word="Allaster">Allaster</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="Chairman">Chairman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2009, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidelines">sidelines</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2011 <span word="Rogers">Rogers</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Na">Na</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>," <span word="Allaster">Allaster</span> <span word="told">told</span>. "160 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Na">Na</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="Garros">Garros</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="inspire">inspire</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>."</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="terrific">terrific</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="terrific">terrific</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="art">art</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="with">with</span> 15,000 <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retractable">retractable</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>. <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="Allaster">Allaster</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WTA">WTA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span>.</p><p><span word="Allaster">Allaster</span> <span word="singled">singled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenal">phenomenal</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="emulate">emulate</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span>. <span word="NBA">NBA</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grassroots">grassroots</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foundation">foundation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>.</p>
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