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SINGAPORE Cheap Nike Air Max Plus Shoes , Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Li Na, the world famous Chinese tennis player who retired from the sport last month, said she misses her tennis friends "off the court", and will not go back to play tennis, in a press conference during the ongoing WTA World Tour Finals in Singapore on Sunday.
Li, who is appointed as an official ambassador for the tournament by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), attended the press conference with the other eight top players who will be competing for the tournament on Oct. 17 - 26.
Talking about life after retirement Cheap Nike Air Max TN Shoes , the 32-year-old former top player said she feels "pretty nice" having no schedule, adding that the biggest surprise she had during the last month was the Golden Week, a seven-day holiday in celebration of the national day.
"When the National day is coming, (I) just stay at home," Li smiled, "I don't have to work, think about the schedule Cheap Nike Air Max 90 Shoes , or worry about when I wake up."
Li, who is struggling with long-running injuries for the previous years, stressed that she is "not going back to tennis."
"I'm already 32," said Li, "I think I should take care of my family right now, because last 32 years I tried my best on tennis court." But as a tennis fan, she said she will always enjoy the game.
Li's schedule in Singapore are packed with multiple activities. She will meet with fans at the WTA Fan Fest and also participant of the Under-14 and Under-16 Future Stars events Cheap Nike Air Max Shoes , which feature players from 12 countries across Asia-Pacific. Li will also be at the opening ceremony of the main tournament on Monday, which is the first time in WTA history the tournament held in Asia.
The draw made on Saturday put the top two seeds Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova as the headliners in the Red Group and White Group, respectively. Williams will face Simona Halep of Romania and Eugenie Bouchard of Canada along with former French Open Champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, while Sharapova's opponents will be in-form Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
Another highlight will be the top pairing of Peng Shuai and Hsieh Su-Wei, who will seek to defend their doubles title here despite they have announced they split after losing in the last 16 of the U.S. Open.
By Oliver Trust
BERLIN, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Relief was written all over the face of German head coach Joachim Loew after the draw of the 2016 European Championship (10 June - 10 July) took place in Paris Cheap Air Max Plus Shoes , not only because his team was lucky enough to be presented with a comparatively "easy" group.？
More important for the 55-year-old 2014 World Champion coach is "that we now can start with our preparations in detail," said Loew after Germany was drawn into group B with Northern Ireland, Poland (with Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski) and Ukraine.
The road to France has not been an easy one for Loew and the German side. First the team suffered from post-World-Cup blues which expressed itself in some poor results and the terrorist attacks that hit the friendlies against France and the Netherlands. In Paris, the German team was caught up in the Paris attacks that forced them to spend the night in Stade de France, the venue of the EURO 2016 opening game and the final, for safety reasons. Germany's friendly against the Netherlands had to be cancelled after a security alert.？
Now Loew and his team have to find a way to forget everything that has happened in the past few weeks and concentrate on what Loew calls "a new era", meaning to be successful in France and two years later at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Beating the 2016 hosts might be just as difficult as becoming the first European team ever to win World Cup in South America.
For France Cheap Air Max TN Shoes , the tournament, which will be watched by millions of fans from all over the world, will be one of the biggest challenges. "We trust the French authorities and will concentrate on playing football. It is important to set an example and carry on with normal life," said Loew.？
But no doubt, Germany, together with France, are the biggest favorites among the 24 nations just ahead of 2008 and 2012 European Champion and 2010 World Champion Spain Cheap Air Max 90 Shoes , Belgium, the world No. 1, Italy and England.？
While England's record at major tournaments is poor, Italy is regarded as a special threat by the Germans as they have twice lost important games such as the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup and the 2012 European Championships. England's squad has always suffered from a strength-sapping domestic season without a winter break, meaning England's players might a little tired going into the tournament. ？
To see Spain and Belgium among the favorites might be bold after Spain was eliminated at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil at the group stage and Belgium cannot count on much experience at major tournaments. The Spanish team has however been rebuilt and coach Vicente del Bosque can call upon talented world class youngsters already playing with top clubs in Europe's major club competitions.？
The same applies for Belgium, one has to look no further than Eden Hazard, Thibout Courtois (both Chelsea) Cheap Air Max Shoes , Kevin de Bruyne, Vincent Kompany (both Manchester City), Nacer Chadi (Tottenham Hotspur), Romelu Lukaku (Everton) and Morouane Fellaini (Manchester United).？
After UEFA decided to expand the European Championship form 16 to 24 nations, the change has not been welcomed by everybody within the game.
"In the past, the group stage was much more difficult than it will be this time," said German team manager Oliver Bierhoff when expressing his doubts. Five countries will be making their debut at the championship: Slovakia Cheap Nike Air Max Plus Sale , Albania, Iceland, Wales and Northern Ireland.？
"No matter who you have to play in the group stage, you have to beat them in order to win the tournament," said Loew. One of the German . Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Online Jerseys Free Shipping NFL Jerseys Wholesale NBA Jerseys China Nike NFL Jerseys Cheap Replica Soccer Jerseys Wholesale Adidas NHL Jerseys Wholesale New MLB Jerseys China |
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