In her first round match at Melbourne Park, Na Li made a winning return after defeating Sesil Karatantcheva 6-1 6-3 in 78 minutes.
Li, the No.6 seed, was clinicial in today’s victory, striking 21 winners in a display of aggressive tennis against the world No.113. She raced through the first set in 33 minutes, winning it 6-1.
Karatantcheva, competing in her fourth Australian Open, lacked the firepower and consistency to trouble Li. She only managed one winner for the first set. She kept fighting though, continuing to push Li despite falling an early break behind in the second set.
Li needed three match points to close it out, sealing it with a forehand winner to break Karatantcheva’s serve for a second time in the set.
“(It is) always tough in first round,” Li said. “You just come to the court 50/50. You never know you can beat her or you can lose her.”
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