Zheng Saisai (Photo/Xinhua)

WUHAN, China, Sept. 23 -- Cheered on by her home fans, Chinese wildcard Zheng Saisai took out American qualifier Danielle Collins 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 here on Sunday in the first round of action at the Dongfeng Motors Wuhan Open.

Collins took the first set with relative ease before her Chinese opponent came to life in the second, fighting her to deuce several times on the way to her three-set victory.

Zheng, the No.3 Chinese player, controlled the proceedings on the court from the second set.

Zheng showed more consistency on return throughout the match, although suffering a double-fault and allowing her American opponent to win 70 percent of her first-service points.

The Wuhan Open, inaugurated in 2014 in the home city of two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na, is the second largest women's tennis tournament in East Asia after the China Open in Beijing, and offers a prize pot of 2.74 million U.S. dollars and 900 WTA points. .