$ 0 0 Li Na moved to an Asian-record world number two and Peng Shuai was rated the top women's doubles player in a big boost for Chinese tennis in the new rankings released on Monday. Li, who won her second Grand Slam title at last month's Australian Open, underlined her status as the best ever Asian women's player by rising to second behind Serena Williams. The Wuhan native, who turns 32 later this month, had already achieved the highest ranking by an Asian woman by reaching world number three last year. She now moves to second spot with 6,690 points, still some distance behind American great Williams, the 17-time Grand Slam title-winner, on 12,380. Li's continuing success is a huge plus for women's tennis, which has bet big on Asia by organising several tournaments in the region this year including one in Wuhan.As they have done throughout their careers, both players (Li and Peng) continue to set new milestones for Chinese tennis," Women's Tennis Association (WTA) chief Stacey Allaster said in a statement. "Their accomplishments are truly inspirational and the WTA is fortunate to have such ambassadors representing the sport around the world.