Simona Halep 1-0 Lesia Tsurenko And the defending champ is off and running with a break! It's a lengthy gave to start, with Tsurenko fighting hard to hold her serve but she can't do anything to stop the defending champion from kicking off her Saturday in the best possible fashion.

S. Halep vs L. Tsurenko | Roland-Garros

Women's Singles | Round 3 | 01.06.2019 | Court Philippe-Chatrier

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S. Halep (3)

L. Tsurenko (27)

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Updated 01/06/2019 at 10:10 GMT

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GAME, SET AND MATCH! Halep 6-2, 6-1 Tsurenko

Simona may have missed her first two match points but the most casual of volleys seals her spot in the fourth round.

She may be disappointed to have had her serve broken three times but a flawless return game has seen the defending champion through to the round of 16.

Halep 6-2, 5-1 Tsurenko

Incredibly, Halep is broken while serving for it and it's a story of unforced errors. She'll have to wait to get this one won.

Halep 6-2, 5-0 Tsurenko

Halep has won all seven of her break points now, and this time she pounces on a tame second serve, crunches a forehand down the line and will serve for it after the change of ends.

Halep 6-2, 4-0Tsurenko

She may be back on her feet but Tsurenko is certainly not looking 100%. Halep holds easily and is just two games away from the round of 16.

Halep 6-2, 3-0 Tsurenko

Thankfully after her medical timeout on a leg muscle injury, Tsurenko is back on her feet.

Halep 6-2, 3-0 Tsurenko

The defending champion is showing just how much she loves playing at Roland Garros now as she gets yet another break. Tsurenko appears to be carrying an injury, though, and is receiving treatment now.

Lots of impressive play from Halep today as she sends out a message to the rest of the women's draw.

Halep 6-2, 1-0 Tsurenko

Halep's dominance of the Tsurenko serve shows no signs of stopping with a change of sets as the Romanian gets an early advantage in the second.

Gorgeous from Halep!

Halep 6-2 Tsurenko

Game and first set to the defending champion. She quickly gets a 40-0 lead while serving for it and though Tsurenko saves two (one via a double fault, one with an excellent forehand) the Romanian converts the third.

Halep 5-2 Tsurenko

The errors return to Tsurenko's game now and a forehand way wide of the sideline under little pressure gives Halep a two-break lead once more.

Halep 4-2 Tsurenko

Just when it looked like Halep could run away with this first set, a double fault on break point hands Tsurenko a path back into it.

Halep 4-1 Tsurenko

Simona is in the groove now and unforced errors are starting to cost Tsurenko. Once again it's a break to love and Halep has a commanding first-set lead.

Halep 3-1 Tsurenko

We finally have our first hold. Tsurenko looks to unleash the perfect backhand down the line but can only find the tramlines and Simona Halep has a 3-1 lead.

Halep 2-1 Tsurenko

Breaks galore here as Simona Halep puts her capitulation on serve behind her by breaking Tsurenko to love!

Halep 1-1 Tsurenko

Just when the Romanian was looking to take it up a gear, skipping into a 30-0 lead on her own serve, she lets Tsurenko back into it with a couple of lax shots. A tame serve at 30-40 and Tsurenko is right back in business.