Chinese Tennis Legend Insulted After an ‘Embarrassing’ Blunder From Renowned American Media House Ahead of 2023 Australian Open
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The tennis community was surprised when a popular sports-oriented digital platform made a huge blunder while showing the photos of the former Australian Open champions. The Tennis Channel depicted photos of all the WTA players who have won the Australian Open title in the past decade. While they made a massive error when it came to the former Chinese tennis player, Li Na.
A slew of fans also took note of the error made by the renowned tennis-oriented digital platform. They further mocked the renowned sports-oriented platform for insulting the Chinese tennis legend.
Fans slam Tennis Channel for their social media post featuring Australian Open champions
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After becoming a runner-up at the 2013 Australian Open, the former Chinese tennis player, Li Na won the title in the next season’s Grand Slam event in Melbourne. Notably, she comes under the category of the Australian Open champions of the past decade.
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However, the tennis channel made a huge blunder of it as they put a photo of the American tennis player, Ann Li instead of Li Na. A slew of tennis fans on social media also took note of the post. One of the fans also shared the post on Twitter while pointing out the mistake made by the renowned channel.
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Others took note of the same and they further slammed the tennis channel for insulting Li Na. Notably one of the fans commented, “Omg how embarrasing. Its Ann Li”
Omg how embarrasing. Its Ann Li
— Tld (@Tld22914628) January 14, 2023
Another fan said, “When they hire baseball fans and they google images of chinese women and get confused.”
When they hire baseball fans and they google images of chinese women and get confused.
— PorkRibs101 (@absolutelyproky) January 14, 2023
The American tennis player was only 13 years old when Li Na cliched the Grand Slam title in Melbourne. Notably, one of the fans commented, “LOLLLL Ann Li wishes she could win a Grand Slam at 13 years old 😂 (or at all 😅)”
LOLLLL Ann Li wishes she could win a Grand Slam at 13 years old 😂 (or at all 😅) https://t.co/rlFS2yTP06
— Peta 🐙🐻 (@PetaPan17) January 14, 2023
Meanwhile, one of the fans saw that Ann Li’s photo used by the channel was from her social media account. The fan said, “It’s literally a picture from Ann Li’s Insta😑”
It’s literally a picture from Ann Li’s Insta😑 pic.twitter.com/3emQpRKABV
— Michael Renz (@mrenzaero) January 13, 2023
Others reacted in a similar way,
Not a photo of Ann Li instead of Li Na… 🥴 https://t.co/3TqnnOHyr1
— Gaby S. (@gabyserrar) January 13, 2023
They used Li Ann instead of Li Na 😂
See messop https://t.co/H3L9JMLmEf— Your Neighbor (@Fiks_daniell) January 14, 2023
WTF!! They think any asian girl = Li Na
— 77UnforcedErrors (@paapadwala17) January 14, 2023
WTAF
— Amateur Tennis Hour (@thetennishour) January 14, 2023
What do you think of the blunder made by the renowned tennis platform? Let us know in the comments section.
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Edited by:
Arijit Saha