The US Open semifinalist Jankovic eased past Chinese Meng Yuan 6-0, 6-2, while Li leveled Russian Galina Voskoboeva 6-3, 6-4 at the Tennis Courts of Fangcun Sports Center. Li will battle her countrywoman Tiantian Sun in the second round here.

Two other seeds advanced, as No. 4 Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues grounded Russian Alina Jidkova 6-1, 6-3 and No. 8 Belarusian Anastasiya Yakimova erased Chinese qualifier Shengnan Sun 6-2, 6-1.

Sixth-seeded American Meghann Shaughnessy was sent packing by Croat Jelena Kostanic 6-4, 6-4 on Day 2.

Other opening-round winners were Aussie Alicia Molik, Dutch qualifier Elise Tamaela and Chinese qualifier Jing Ren. Molik fought back to take out American Vania King 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 7-5.

The 2006 Guangzhou winner will collect $28,000. Chinese Yan Zi defeated Spaniard Nuria Llagostera Vives in last year's finale.
 
(Sports Network September 27, 2006)