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When it came to the 2016 Australian Open, there was no shortage of storylines. Some not all that surprising or unexpected. On the other hand, the fairy tale stories of Angelique Kerber, Zhang Shuai and Johanna Konta came as a complete surprise.
China already has a Grand Slam singles champion in Li Na, but the country’s top singles player is aging and there is hope that Zhang Shuai will be the next player out of that country to have major impact on the tour.
WTA’s chief Allaster says that despite a number of influential greats on today’s WTA that it will be China’s Li Na who will end having the greatest impact.
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