Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka look in ominous form at French Open

Reigning championNovak Djokovic looked in ominously good touch at the French Open as he swept to a straight-sets victory over Roberto Carballes Baena after winning 14 of the final 17 games on Thursday.

The top seed dropped his opening service game against 63rd-ranked Carballes Baena but from 4-4 in the first set he took total control and powered to victory on the back of an impressive 43 winners.

Djokovic, 37, chasing a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title, won 6-4, 6-1, 6-2, and goes on to face either Gael Monfils of France or Italian 30th seed Lorenzo Musetti.

The Serbian – who defeated Casper Ruud in last year's final – is through to Round 3 at Roland Garros for an Open-era record 19th time after sealing his 94th win at the Paris Grand Slam, the most he has registered at a single tournament, along with the Australian Open.

“Thank you for the support,” Djokovik said in his on-court interview. “There's so much rain this year at Roland Garros, it's so great so many came out to support under the roof.

“The last game of the first set I played really well and started to play at the higher level. At the end of the match I was then playing very well. I am very happy with this performance.”

Alexander Zverev followed up his emotional first-round defeat of 14-time champion Rafael Nadal by beating the unseeded David Goffin 7-6, 6-2, 6-2.

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The fourth-seeded German – who also beat Nadal in straight sets – overpowered the Belgian, hitting 37 winners under the roof on Court Suzanne Lenglen to advance after