MELBOURNE - Australian Open champion Li Na paid tribute to her coach Carlos Rodriguez after she came through a slump and even considered retirement before winning her second Grand Slam title.

Li hired Rodriguez, the former mentor of multiple Grand Slam champion Justine Henin, in mid-2012 after conflicts with her previous coach -- husband Jiang Shan.

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