Girl Sunday - Li Na

Li Na, winner yesterday of the French Open, is the first Chinese woman to ever win a Grand Slam tennis title.   Is this a harbinger of things to come in sports?   I think so.   Affluence coupled with population equals a larger pool of talent from which outstanding athletes can emerge.    Big high schools beat smaller high schools, big state colleges beat smaller colleges, and big countries will, on average, and over time, beat smaller countries.  

From a "girl of the day" perspective, however, I guess I could have hoped that she wouldn't have defeated Maria Sharapova in the semis.   That may be cultural bias, but what can you do?