Photos: Li Na's Australian Open trophy shoot photobombed by beach-goers

Li Na poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning the Australia Open. (Graham Denholm/Getty Images) MELBOURNE, Australia -- Want to party like a

Courtney Nguyen | Jan 26, 2014

Photos: Li Na's Australian Open trophy shoot photobombed by beach-goers /

Li Na poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning the Australia Open. (Graham Denholm/Getty Images)

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Want to party like a Grand Slam champion? Be prepared for your 9:30 a.m. photo call. A little more than 12 hours after she became the first Asian player to win the Australian Open, China's Li Na was barefoot on the beach in Brighton for her champion's photoshoot with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup.

And she was joined by a little friend who happened to be out for her own morning swim:

That's a fantastic photobomb, kid. You're a hero.

Here are more photos from Li's sandy tour with her new friend and trophy:

Published Jan 26, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.