SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Top seeds Li Na and Marion Bartoli posted straight-set wins Wednesday in second-round action of the Shenzhen Gemdale Open tennis tournament in China.
Li, No. 7 in the world and the top seed in Shenzhen, got by Julia Cohen 6-3, 6-4 despite five double faults and losing her serve three times. She did manage five breaks in nine receiving games, however, and won more than half of the points when Cohen served.