China's Li Na beats Garrigues to reach second round at French Open

PARIS, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Former champion Li Na beat Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in straight sets to reach the second round of the French Open here on Monday.

Li, the sixth seed, who held a 1-4 record previously, won 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 44 minutes over the 61st-ranked Spaniard.

The 31-year-old Li won at Roland Garros in 2011 to become Asia's first Grand Slam champion.

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