SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- No. 5-seeded Peng Shuai rolled to a first-round win Sunday at the Shenzhen Open in China, one of three events on the first week of the 2014 WTA schedule.
Peng defeated Liu Fangzhou 6-1, 6-3 in 70 minutes. She was good on nearly two-thirds of her first serves and won 71 percent of the points on serve. Peng successfully fought off all three break points she faced.