The US Open semifinalist Jankovic eased past Chinese Meng Yuan
6-0, 6-2, while Li leveled Russian Galina Voskoboeva 6-3, 6-4 at
the Tennis Courts of Fangcun Sports Center. Li will battle her
countrywoman Tiantian Sun in the second round here.
Two other seeds advanced, as No. 4 Spaniard Anabel Medina
Garrigues grounded Russian Alina Jidkova 6-1, 6-3 and No. 8
Belarusian Anastasiya Yakimova erased Chinese qualifier Shengnan
Sun 6-2, 6-1.
Sixth-seeded American Meghann Shaughnessy was sent packing by
Croat Jelena Kostanic 6-4, 6-4 on Day 2.
Other opening-round winners were Aussie Alicia Molik, Dutch
qualifier Elise Tamaela and Chinese qualifier Jing Ren. Molik
fought back to take out American Vania King 6-7 (5-7), 6-3,
7-5.
The 2006 Guangzhou winner will collect $28,000. Chinese Yan Zi
defeated Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives in last year's
finale.
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(Sports Network September 27, 2006)
