Li Na makes it to the next round

Chinese players also advanced with strong performances today. Fifteenth seed Li Na faced New Zealand's Marina Erakovic. Eravovic got off to a terrible start and Li Na had a 4-0 lead.

Li Na of China celebrates after beating Marina Erakovic of New Zealand  during the women's singles first round match at the Australian Open tennis  tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 20, 2010. Li won 2-0 and  qualified for the next round.[Photo:Xinhua/Wang Lili]

But the New Zealander stepped up and broke Li Na's serve at love. The 27-year-old Chinese held serve in the next game and then broke for a third time to take the first set 6-2 in 28 minutes.

The second set turned into a mismatch, with Erakovic unable to hold serve at all. Li Na won the match 6-2,6-0 in just 51 minutes.