Serbia's Novak Djokovic gestures as he celebrating after victory over Spain's Jaume Munar on Wednesday — AFP PARIS, May 30 (AFP): Eighth seed Petra Kvitova eased into the French Open third round with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Spain's Lara Arruabarrena on Wednesday.
The two-time Wimbledon champion has now won 13 consecutive matches on clay after claiming titles in Prague and Madrid, and will face either Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru or Estonia's 25th seed Anett Kontaveit for a place in the last 16.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina reached the French Open third round for the fourth consecutive year by brushing aside Viktoria Kuzmova in straight sets on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, former champion Novak Djokovic reached the French Open third round for the 13th time on Wednesday with a 7-6 (7/1), 6-4, 6-4 win over Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar.
In another match, World number one and top seed Simona Halep recovered from a disastrous first set to reach the French Open second round on Wednesday with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over Alison Riske of the United States.
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