Former tennis star Li Na found herself trending on social media after reports surfaced that she had renounced her Chinese citizenship.
The two-time Grand Slam winner would be Li Na who had applied to change her nationality in Busan, South Korea, with the topic of “Li Na’s resignation of Chinese nationality” exploding on Weibo.
An image of a consular certificate showing Li Na applying to change her nationality to South Korea, dated December 24, was uploaded to Weibo on Monday.
Reports that he was the first Asian winner of a tennis grand slam were quickly denied by the Sina Tennis account and the Chinese consulate in Busan.
“The source of this picture is unclear, but I see many people are mischievously taking the rhythm and speculating maliciously. Let’s create this topic. There is more than one Li Na in China,” Sina Tennis wrote.
