CHINESE star Li Na has rewritten Asian tennis history. She won second place at the 2013 WTA Championships in Istanbul (伊斯坦布尔), Turkey, on Oct 27. Although she didn’t win the championship, the result was enough to make her the first Asian tennis player to reach world No 3. The 31-year-old is now the highest ranked (排名最高的) Asian player. It is a real breakthrough for Asian tennis. “I was trying as much as I could to come to the net. So it was an improvement there and I’m still happy overall,” said Li. 21ST