Melbourne: Chinese tennis star Li Na announced she was pregnant yesterday in front of 15,000 cheering fans at the Australian Open.


China's retired tennis ace Li Na poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup as she officially opens the Australian Open at Melbourne Park yesterday. Pic/Getty Images 

The two-time Grand Slam winner, hugely popular at the Australian Open where she won the title last year and reached the final in 2011 and 2013, unexpectedly retired in September.