Elina Svitolina sinks Viktoria Kuzmova to make third round

Updated 30/05/2018 at 13:30 GMT

Fourth seed Elina Svitolina eased into the second round of the French Open with a 6-3 6-4 win over Viktoria Kuzmova.

Elina Svitolina of Ukraine plays a forehand during her ladies singles first round match against Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia during day one of the 2018 French Open at Roland Garros on May 27, 2018 in Paris, France.

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The Ukrainian fourth seed, coming off a successful defence of her title in Rome, played solid tennis throughout to set up a meeting with Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu.

Kuzmova, having beaten 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone in the first round, was no pushover in the opening set but there was little she could do when the Ukrainian stepped up a gear.

Highlights: Svitolina sees off Kuzmova

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After an early trade of breaks in the second set, Svitolina, twice a quarter-finalist in Paris, broke her opponent's serve again for 4-3 and held to close it out without a scare.

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