Li Na off to a flyer at Australian Open

Li Na returns a shot to Ana Konjuh in the first round of the Australian Open. [Photo/Agencies]

China's Li Na won 11 sets in a row to blow away Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-2, 6-0 in just 61 minutes in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday.

The 4th-seeded Li is a two-time finalist at Melbourne Park, losing to Kim Clijsters in 2011 and Victoria Azarenka last year, and has advanced to at least the fourth round every year since 2010.

Li will next play 16-year-old qualifier Belinda Bencic of Switzerland, who beat 43-year-old Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan in three sets earlier Monday.