Top seed Serena Williams made swift progress into round two of the French Open on day three but last year’s semi-finalist Eugenie Bouchard was beaten.
Williams, the champion at Roland Garros in 2002 and 2013, beat Czech Andrea Hlavackova 6-2 6-3. But Canadian sixth seed Bouchard lost 6-4 6-4 to France’s Kristina Mladenovic, the world number 44, her eighth defeat in nine matches. Also, reigning world number one, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and nine-time champion Rafael Nadal are all through to the round of 16 at the French Open.
Two-time runner-up Djokovic defeated Luxembourg left-hander Gilles Muller 6-1, 6-4, 6-4, but the Serbian star required a medical timeout to loosen up the left side of his body. Up next for Djokovic will be promising young Aussie Thanasi Kokkinakis. The third-seeded Murray improved to 12-0 on clay this year by holding off capable Portuguese Joao Sousa 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.
The two-time Grand Slam champion was this year’s Aussie Open runner-up to Djokovic. Former world No. 1 Nadal blew away fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 on Court Chatrier.
The 14-time Grand Slam champion has now won his last 37 matches at Roland Garros, where he’s won the last five titles. He captured four straight French Open titles from 2005 to 2008.
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