China's Top Male, Female Tennis Player Advance into Top 16 in UniversiadeChina's No.1 male and female tennis players, Zhu Benqiang and Li Na, smoothly advanced into the top 16 of the singles in the Universiade on Sunday.Zhu Benqiang, the fourth seed and world No. 540, beat Uganda's Edgar Kasenene 6-1, 6-0 at the newly-built Beijing Muxiyuan Tennis Center. Li Na, the second seed and rated 240th, eliminated unseeded Greek player Argiro Zika 6-0, 6-0 at the sun-bathed central court of the Tennis Center. Both matches are lopsided and lasted less than half an hour. Another Chinese female player, Liu Nannan, the eighth seed and ranked 434th, stepped into the top 16 of the women's singles on Saturday. |
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