SHANGHAI, Sept 9: Anna Kournikova did not disappoint Chinese fans on her first day of play here, winning her first round doubles match with Taiwan partner Janet Lee against sister team Adriana and Antonella Serra Zanetti Monday.

After an uncertain start that saw the blonde Russian starlet make several unforced errors, the Kournikova-Lee team outgunned the Italian Zanetti sisters, winning 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

Results: Singles, first round

Jie Zheng (Chn) bt Nannan Liu (Chn x27) 2-6, 7-6, 6-3; Jie Hao (Chn) bt Trudi Musgrave (Aus x6) 6-3, 6-1; Zi Yan (Chn x9) bt Weijuan Liu (Chn x19) 6-1, 6-3; Akiko Morigami (Jpn x18) bt Amanda Grahame (Aus x23) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4; Yanzie Xie (Chn) bt Renata Kolbovic (Can) 7-6, 4-6, 3-1 (ret).

Doubles, first round:

Anna Kournikova-Janet Lee (Rus/Taiwan x2) bt Adriana Serra Zanetti-Antonella Serra Zanetti (Ita/Ita xx) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1—Reuters