Li Na poised to become richest woman in tennis
Li Na, who recently became the first Asian-born player to win a singles Grand Slam title, is poised to become the richest woman in tennis as companies fight to cash in on her enormous popularity in China.
The WTA has confirmed that Australian Open champion and current world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka and French Open champion Maria Sharapova, who will sit atop the WTA rankings at No. 1 and No. 2 when the new rankings are released on Monday, have qualified for the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul.