It is the second time Li Na was nominated for the award in Laureus, an Oscar-like ceremony after she became a candidate in 2012.
China's Li Na returns the ball to Russia's Maria Sharapova in the final of the Stuttgart tennis Grand Prix April 28, 2013. Sharapova beat Li Na 6-4, 6-3 in the WTA Stuttgart tournament.
World number five Li Na withstood a late comeback from Petra Kvitova to beat the fifth-seeded Czech 6-3 7-5 on Friday and set up a Stuttgart Grand Prix semifinal with American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
Li Na, the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam title, was named among Time magazine's most influential people in the world.
Five-time champion Serena Williams advanced Tuesday to the Sony Open finals and tied the women's record for career victories in the tournament by beating No 5-seeded Li Na 6-3, 7-6 (5).
China's Li Na reached the quarterfinals of the Miami Masters on Monday by beating Spanish teenager Garbine Muguruza 7-6(6), 6-2.
Li Na of China hits an overhead to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands at the Sony Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Florida, March 21, 2013.
Chinese tennis player Li Na will miss the Qatar Open next week due to the ankle injury she suffered in her Australia Open final in which she lost to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
Australian Open runner-up Li Na will visit doctors in Germany on Monday for treatment on her sore left ankle and is hopeful of returning to action in a fortnight, the Chinese world number five said on Thursday.
Chinese player Li Na's brave performance at the Australian Open wins her legions of new fans.
The only thing that top athletes can't cool down is the fire in their bellies.
While witnessing Li Na's falls, some of her fans burst into tears. But Li herself was rather light-hearted and even joked about her temporary blackout after her second fall at the women's singles final match on Saturday night.
China's Li Na used her powerful groundstrokes and a strong return of serve against Victoria Azarenka to take the first set of their Australian Open final 6-4 on Saturday.
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