Li Na of China celebrates after winning her women's singles first round match against Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain on day 2 of the 2013 French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, May 27, 2013. Li Na won 2-0. (Xinhua/Bai Xue)
Former champion Li Na beat Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in straight sets to reach the second round of the French Open in Paris 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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