(XINHUA)

Chinese tennis player Li Na won her first Australian Open women's singles title in Melbourne on January 25 after beating Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova in the final, becoming the first Asian to secure the honor.

Li, 32, who won Asia's first Grand Slam in 2011 at the French Open, made it into the Australian Open final twice in 2011 and 2013. She has won eight WTA (Women's Tennis Association) single titles.