The tennis tournament in Paris Olympics takes place at Roland Garros where Nadal has won a record 14 French Open singles titles
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World number six Elina Svitolina wasted little time in advancing to the third round of the French Open with a 6-0 6-4 demolition of American Ann Li on Thursday.
Svitolina, seeking her maiden Grand Slam title, stormed out of the blocks to break Li’s serve in the opening game before dictating play from the baseline to consolidate her lead.
World number 75 Li struggled to create opportunities to break the 26-year-old Ukrainian, who won 12 of her 14 first-serve points to claim an opening-set bagel in just 29 minutes on Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
Li got on the scoreboard early in the second set and opened up a surprise 3-0 lead with a string of blistering forehands.
But Svitolina soon found another gear as she reeled off five straight games to book a place in the third round in an hour and 14 minutes.
Meanwhile, Last year’s runner-up Sofia Kenin also eased into the third round of the French Open with a 7-5 6-3 victory over fellow American Hailey Baptiste.
The fourth seed, who has been struggling this season, notably losing all of her three matches on clay before Roland Garros, will next face another American, 28th seed Jessica Pegula.
Kenin made 18 unforced errors in an unconvincing first-set display but broke decisively in the 11th game as she bagged seven games in a row to open up a 4-0 lead in the second.
The 2020 Australian Open champion, however, suffered a dip in concentration and allowed her opponent to win three consecutive games before regaining her composure to wrap it up in straight sets on Court 14.
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