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MELBOURNE, Australia - With Li Na in retirement and not
defending her title at the Australian Open, there are far
fewer Chinese flags and fans with red-and-yellow-streaked
faces in the stands at Melbourne Park.
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that when Peng Shuai, now Chinas top-ranked tennis
player, was beating Magdalena Rybarikova in a second-
round match, there was just one fan shouting
encouragement in Mandarin with a solitary Chinese
flag.Contrast that scene with a stadium in the Australian
capital on Sunday where thousands of red-shirt wearing
Chinese supporters cheered on Chinas soccer team as it
defeated North Korea in a group match at the Asian
Cup.With Li transitioning from tennis star to soon-to-be-
mother, her departure from the sport raises an
interesting question in China: Can tennis keep its
nascent fan base and continue to grow in the country
without its global superstar?Its literally the billion-
dollar question. Ultimately, no one knows, said Richard
Heaselgrave, the commercial director for Tennis
Australia, which has a considerable stake in the answer
as host of the Australian Open, the self-described Grand
Slam of Asia-Pacific.Theres no doubting that tennis
popularity has grown immensely in China due to Lis
success. According to the WTA, a Chinese television
audience of 116 million watched Li become the first Asian
player to win a major at the French Open in 2011.Adding
the Australian Open title last year cemented her status
as one of Chinas top celebrities — she now has more than
23 million followers on Sina weibo, Chinas Twitter
equivalent, more than almost all other athletes.Sensing a
golden opportunity, the WTA jumped on Lis success to
expand aggressively in Asia, with a record seven
tournaments in China this year, second only to the
U.S.Now that Chinas biggest star is no longer playing,
though, some believe this rapid growth may have been
premature.Zhang Bendou, the tennis writer for Titan
Sports, the largest sports newspaper in China, said the
crowds were visibly thinner at the Shenzhen Open
tournament earlier this month without Li there to defend
her title from the year before.Its embarrassing to see
the pictures, he said. If the tournaments cannot attract
enough sponsors and spectators and media interest,
(China) will lose them eventually. I think they are in
danger, some of them.Part of the problem is that because
tennis is relatively new to the country, Chinese fans
typically only pay attention to the big-name stars and
local players, Zhang said.This partly explains why the
mens tennis tour has been more cautious to expand in
China — there are no bankable Chinese mens players yet.
Only one made the main draw at the Australian Open —
Zhang Ze, who lost in the first round to 33-year-old
Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt.Heaselgrave is
optimistic the Australian Open will retain its Chinese
fan base. To help ensure this, Tennis Australia has
signed LI to a three-year contract to act as the
tournaments unofficial ambassador in China and recently
signed a new contract with China Central Television to
produce bespoke TV and digital content from the
tournament for Chinese consumers.Theres talk of opening
Tennis Australia training centres for casual and club-
level players in Shanghai and Beijing, as well.Were
absolutely nowhere near being the Grand Slam of Asia-
Pacific that we want to be, but weve made a big start,
Heaselgrave said.The Chinese Tennis Association,
meanwhile, is busy trying to find the next homegrown
star.There are now 11 female players ranked in the top
200, led by Peng Shuai, the recent U.S. Open
semifinalist, at No. 22. But the one Chinese Fed Cup
captain Peng Wang is most excited about is 17-year-old Xu
Shilin, the No. 2 girl in the junior rankings, who goes
by the English name Coco. The top seed in the girls draw
at the Australian Open, she has the potential to be the
next Li Na, Peng said.Everyone I think in China has
confidence now, the coaches, the players, he said. So
they work hard, more than before.
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FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco Giants boosted their
rotation for the stretch run by acquiring right-hander
Jake Peavy from the Boston Red Sox on Saturday for a pair
of minor league pitchers. The 2007 NL Cy Young Award
winner will start Sunday nights series finale against the
Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants held a half-game division
lead in the NL West against their rival going into
Saturday nights middle game at AT&T Park. The Giants have
plenty of familiarity with Peavy, who pitched for manager
Bruce Bochy with the San Diego Padres in the playoffs in
2005-06. "Its great to be reunited with Jake," Bochy said
by text message. "Look forward to working with him
again." San Francisco missed the playoffs in 2013 after
winning the World Series in 2010 and 12, and the club is
committed to making another special October run. The 33-
year-old Peavy pitched one of his best games last Aug. 25
at Dodger Stadium. He tossed a three-hitter with five
strikeouts and one walk in an 8-1 Red Sox victory. San
Francisco received cash from Boston and is sending right-
hander Heath Hembree and lefty Edwin Escobar to the World
Series champion Red Sox in the swap. Both players were
optioned by the Red Sox to Triple-A Pawtucket. "It
provides Jake an opportunity to step right into a more
ready pennant race out in the west," Boston manager John
Farrell said. "And we get two pitchers back we like."
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by poor run support this season, receiving two runs or
fewer of support in each of his past eight starts. He is
in the final season of a $29 million, two-year contract.
"Going to miss him," Bostons Mike Napoli said. "A great
competitor. A great teammate. His record doesnt really
show the kind of pitcher he is." Peavy is earning $14.5
million this season, with the Red Sox paying more than $3
million of his remaining salary for the year -- $5.15
million. Six weeks on the disabled list last year with a
rib injury cost him a chance to have a conditional $15
million option for 2015 if he had reached 400 innings
over 2013-14. He is at 268 2-3 heading into Sundays
outing. Yusmeiro Petit had been scheduled to pitch Sunday
for the Giants with right-hander Matt Cain on the
disabled list. The Giants made the deal without having to
give up their top pitching prospect, Kyle Crick. Its been
a busy week for Giants general manager Brian Sabean and
assistant GM Bobby Evans. On Friday, they promoted second
baseman Dan Uggla from Triple-A Fresno only four days
after they signed him to a minor league contract Monday.
Uggla was released by Atlanta on July 18. Escobar went 3-
8 with a 5.11 ERA with 96 strikeouts in 20 games for
Triple-A Fresno, while Hembree went 1-3 with a 3.89 ERA
and 18 saves with 46 strikeouts in 41 appearances for
Fresno this year.
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