Two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na's agent Max Eisenbud denied on Wednesday rumors that the Chinese star would retire during the upcoming Asian season. 两次大满贯得主李娜的经纪人麦克斯•埃森巴德否认退役传闻,称这位中国网球明星不会在即将到来的亚洲赛季上退役。 "She is not retiring," Eisenbud responded in an e-mail to China Daily on Wednesday morning in regards to the internet buzz that Li would call an end to her professional tennis career later this year.“ 她不会退役。”周三早晨埃森巴德在回复中国日报记者的邮件中这样写道。这之前网上有传闻称李娜将在今年年末结束她的职业网球生涯。 Eisenbud, vice-president of International Management Group's tennis division, began grooming Li for stardom since IMG signed her in 2009. 埃森巴德是国际管理集团(IMG)网球分部的副总裁,自2009年李娜签约该公司后成为她的经纪人。 Rampant speculations on Li's potential retirement started to spread on Chinese social media on Tuesday after US sportscaster Mary Carillo revealed while commentating for CBS during the US Open that Li is preparing to retire after the China Open in October. 热传的李娜即将退役的传闻起始于美国体育播音员玛丽•卡里略近日在CBS美国公开赛节目中的爆料,称李娜准备在今年十月份的中国公开赛上宣布退役。该消息周二经中国媒体报道后,引起热议。 |