Li Na, the sixth seeded 29-year-old from Wuhan defeated Francesca Schiavone of Italy with a superb 7-0 tie-break, to win the first ever Grand Slam women's singles title for China.
The score, 6-4, 7-6(7/0).
She is also the first Asian women to win a Grand Slam title.
Those that watched the live telecast final, millions in China, saw for the first time the red flag of The People's Republic of China was flying when the national anthem, March of the Volunteers, was being played.
The celebration in China has started and it will continue until June 6 for the Dragon Boat Festival celebration
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