Li Na of China addresses the media at a round table discussion during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 7, 2012 in Indian Wells, California. Jeff Gross/Getty Images/AFP
INDIAN WELLS – Reigning French Open champ Li Na of China rallied to win her opening second-round match at Indian Wells on Friday, beating Galina Voskoboeva 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Li, who is the first Asian player to win a Grand Slam title, had two aces and won 67 percent of her first serve points in the two hour, six minute match.
The eighth seeded Li advances to the third round where she will face countrywoman Zheng Jie, who beat Michaella Krajicek 6-1, 6-3 earlier on Friday.
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