Li advances in Warsaw Open

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -Third-seeded Li Na's run of good form on European clay continued when the Chinese beat Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 7-6 (4), 6-0 to reach the second round of the rain-disrupted Warsaw Open on Tuesday.

Li, coming off quarterfinals at Madrid and Stuttgart, and was tuning up well for the French Open, where she reached the last 16 last year.

Next up for Li will be Katarzyna Piter, who defeated another local wild card, Marta Domachowska, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-5, in a match that was resumed from Monday, when rain halted play after two sets.

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With heavy clouds hanging over the Legia Club, Tathiana Garbin of Italy defeated Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 and another Czech, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, beat Andreja Klepac of Slovenia 6-3, 6-1.

Greta Arn of Hungary beat Petra Martic of Croatia 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in match that lasted just under three hours.

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