2016 U.S. Open quarterfinalist Ana Konjuh of Croatia continued her spectacular run of form with a two-straight set 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Tatjana Maria of Germany in the opening round of the ongoing Guangzhou International Women's Open on Monday in the capital of South China's Guangdong Province.

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According to ESPN, Konjuh, 18, who secured an upset victory over the tourney's No. 4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in New York, easily outplayed the 29-year-old German Maria.

The Croatian defeated her opponent in under one hour despite double-faulting seven times and converting on less than half of her first serves. The third-seeded Konjuh also beat Maria in the first round at the U.S. Open.

Konjuh, who is a native of Dubrovnik, won her very first singles title on the WTA Tour at the Nottingham Open last year. She was the youngest player to ever win a main tour event since the year 2006. Konjuh has also secured one title in the ITF Tour under her belt.

The tournament's fifth-seeded player Alison Riske of the United States also moved on to the next round of the competition with a 6-3, 6-3 victory against Xun Fangying of China. Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, who is the event's sixth-seed, got the better of the Chinese Wang Yafan 6-3, 6-4, the Associated Press reported.

The Guangzhou Open is one of China's oldest international professional women's tennis competitions. It was founded as a WTA International tournament in the year 2004.

The tournament boasts of a $225,000.00 prize money and secures participating winning competitor 280 points in the world rankings. The tennis matches are played on a hard surface. The competition has been featuring world class and top caliber tennis players for over a decade. It will run until September 24.

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