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Li Na will be looking to advance to her third Australian Open final when she meets 19-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard on Rod Laver Arena this afternoon. Join us for live scores and commentary from 1.30pm AEDT.
This year’s Australian Open has certainly tossed up some surprising results.
Potential winners knocked from contention follow by defending champions have left the possibility of no one expected.
Betting odds have gone out the window and form no longer has any bearing. In particular the woman’s draw was thrown completely off the charts and now anything is possible.
The scene is set for our first pair of semi-finalists. They’ve come through some tough matches in the last few rounds riding a little luck along the ay.
Bouchard has captured the fans’ imagination through these two weeks. They’ve got a case of Eugenie fever it appears.
However, her rise in this grand slam shows she isn’t just here to make up pretty numbers. She’s got every intention to do well on the court. So far so good, with still more to come.
Bouchard has dropped the first set twice and still come back to win, and so far it’s proved a great strategy.
She never once looked flustered or agitated the longer matches has gone on and if anything these last two three-set matches has put her in good stead for today.
She’s a gritty player with plenty of fight – she will be one to look out for in the coming years while this is really just the beginning of her journey to glory.
Li, showed great composure in her previous match after she almost became un-stuck. She has a great chance to capture the Australian Open crown with a third trip to the final.
Already a runner up twice in 2011 and 2013, she’s looking to go one more step and this time there is little standing in her way.
Like Bouchard, Li is a popular player with the fans with her great personality and fun post-match interviews.
While Bouchard will prove a good contender, look to Li to overcome the enthusiastic youngster early on.
Li Na in two.
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