Chinese Wang Qiang cruises into US Open second round

Chinese Wang Qiang enjoyed a career milestone by winning in her first Grand Slam match at the US Open first round on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old Wang beat Paula Kania from Poland 6-2, 6-0 to get her victory.

"The match was much tougher than what the score shows," said Wang after the match.

"I was just lucky to win in my first Grand Slam match."

Wang was aiming to move into the WTA top 100 ranking and the second-round-or-better show in the US Open would be a great help to achieve her goal.

Wang was the third Chinese player to enter 2014 US Open last 64. Her next opponent would be 29th-seeded Australian Casey Dellacqua.

World No. 33 Zhang Shuai, the only seeded Chinese player at US Open, was out from the first round after losing 6-1. 6-2 to German talent Mona Barthel.

It was the 12th time for Zhang to play the Grand Slam first round, but she was still looking for her first Grand Slam victory.

"I tried my best," said Zhang after the match, "but the injury is beyond all the techs."

Zhang had been suffering from right arm injury since the Western & South Open earlier this month, and the injury prevented her from training until three to four days before the tournament. "Anyway, it's the US Open, so I have to give a try," said Zhang.