Li claims Wimbledon win, Venus sinks new Swiss miss

LONDON: China's Li Na eased into the second round at Wimbledon with a 7-6 (7/5), 6-0 victory against Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva on Tuesday, while defending champion Venus Williams beat Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-2 to move on.

Li, the No 19 seed was taken to a tie break in the first set but her opponent, ranked 89 in the world, crumbled in the second to lose in an hour and 14 minutes on Court 6.

The Chinese No 2 faces Belarussian Olga Govortsova, the world No 82, in the second round.