China's Wang Qiang reaches women's second round at Wimbledon

Wang Qiang of China reaches the second round of the Wimbledon Championships after beating Chang Kai-chen of Chinese Taipei in straight sets. [Photo: qq.com]

China's Wang Qiang beat Chang Kai-Chen of Chinese Taipei in straight sets to reach the second round of the Wimbledon Championships on Monday. 

Wang, ranked 55th in the world, won her first match here with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in one hour and six minutes. 

The 25-year-old lost both her first round matches in 2015 and 2016. 

She will next take on either former world No. 1 Venus Williams or Belgium's Elise Mertens.