SYDNEY, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Fourth-seeded Li Na opened defense of her title in the Apia International tennis tournament with a straight-set win Monday in Sydney.
Li rolled past Ekaterina Makarova 6-0, 6-3 by taking more than 60 percent of the points in the match. She took control early, winning 68 percent of the points in the first-set shutout. Li broke Makarova's serve five times.