Retired tennis star Li Na gives birth to daughter
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Retired tennis star Li Na and her husband, Dennis, are celebrating the arrival of their first child.
Li gave birth to a girl named Alisa early Wednesday morning. IMG Tennis posted a picture of the family to its Twitter account.
Li is one of China's best known athletes and became the first Asian tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament when she captured the French Open in 2011. She also won the Australian Open last year, and returned to Melbourne Park in January to announce her pregnancy.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She retired from professional tennis last September, citing recurring knee injuries.