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Reigning champion Iga Swiatek maintained her bid to become the first woman to successfully defend the French Open title in 16 years by cruising into the third round on Thursday. The world number one crushed American Claire Liu 6-4, 6-0 on Court Philippe Chatrier. Swiatek, who turned 22 on Wednesday, will face China's Wang Xinyu on Saturday for a place in the second week.
Two of the French Open title favourites are safely through to the third round after Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina both secured comfortable straight-set wins on Thursday.
Iga Swiatek booked her place in the third round of the French Open despite an early scare against Claire Liu, coming through 6-4 6-0 on Court Philippe-Chatrier. The world No. 1 flew out of the traps and was a double break up after just three games and on course for a quick-fire first set win.
PARIS : Defending champion Iga Swiatek overcame a minor blip to secure her spot in the third round of the French Open with a 6-4 6-0 victory over American Claire Liu on Thursday.
PARIS: Elena Rybakina’s comfort on clay improved as she eased into the third round at the French Open by beating another Czech teenager on Thursday. The Wimbledon champion, the No. 4 seed at Roland Garros, beat 18-year-old Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-3 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.
Elena Rybakina's comfort on clay improved as she eased into the third round at the French Open by beating another Czech Republic teenager on Thursday.
:Order of play on the main showcourts on the fifth day of the French Open on Thursday (play begins at 0900 GMT unless specified, prefix number denotes seeding):
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek says she is reluctant to engage in talk over her remarkable bagel record, preferring to «leave it to Twitter and the media». Swiatek has bagelled opponents a remarkable 33 times since the start of 2022, and recorded her latest in her French Open first-round victory over Cristina Bucsa on Tuesday.