Sabalenka powers into French Open third round

Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts after a point to Belarus’ Iryna Shymanovich during their women’s singles match on day four of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris on May 31, 2023.
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World number two Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the French Open third round on Wednesday with a straight-sets win over fellow Belarusian Iryna Shymanovich.

The Australian Open champion took some time to get the measure of her opponent, who had never won a main-draw WTA match before this tournament, before wrapping up a 7-5, 6-2 victory.

Sabalenka will face either Poland’s Magdalena Frech or Russian Kamilla Rakhimova in the last 32.