PARIS: World number six Elina Svitolina wasted time in Progressing to the next round of the French Open with a 6-0, 6-4 demolition of Western Ann Li on Thursday.
Svitolina, looking her maiden Grand Slam title, stormed from their cubes to violate Li’s serve in the opening match before ordering play from the baseline to unify her direct.
World amount 75 Li fought to make opportunities to violate up the 26-year-old Ukrainian, who won 12 of the 14 first-serve things to assert a opening-set bagel in only 29 minutes Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
Li got on the scoreboard first in the next group and opened a surprise 3-0 result in a series of hot forehands.
However, Svitolina shortly discovered another gear as she reeled off five consecutive matches to reserve a spot in the next round in one hour and 14 seconds.
