French Open: Sabalenka quells Kasatkina to march into third round

PARIS: World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka continued her pursuit of a first French Open title by easing past Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5 in the French Open third round on Saturday.

The Belarusian top seed ripped through the first set in 29 minutes. Sabalenka let her momentum drift at the start of the second set as two unforced errors and a double fault allowed Kasatkina to break in the opening game.

The Australian then held to love as Sabalenka continued to miss.