Jelena Jankovic took baby steps towards her first grand slam title when she dismissed Czech Petra Cetkovska 6-2 6-3 to reach the second round of the French Open on Tuesday. The Serbian fifth seed, who reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros last year, will next face Magdalena Rybarikova after the Slovakian saw off Kristina Mladenovic of France.
After enduring a two-hour rain break at 4-1, the Serb clinched the opening set on her opponent's serve. World number 85 Cetkovska stepped up a gear in the second set but eventually failed to handle Jankovic's pace in the long rallies and bowed out on the second match point when she sent a crosscourt forehand wide. Jankovic, who won the Andalucia Tennis Championships last month, felt she was not helped by the conditions.
"I was controlling the points, finishing lot of points at the net," the 24-year-old Serb told reporters. The former world number one said there was still a long way to go before she can think about contesting a final in Paris.
RESULTS French Open results at Roland Garros on Tuesday (x denotes seeded player):
WOMEN (FIST ROUND) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x7) bt Claire Feuerstein (FRA) 6-1, 6-4; Jelena Jankovic (SRB x5) bt Petra Cetkovska (CZE) 6-2, 6-3; Petra Martic (CRO) bt Mara Santangelo (ITA) 6-4, 6-2; Melinda Czink (HUN) bt Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Galina Voskoboeva (KAZ) bt Sania Mirza (IND) 6-4, 7-6 (7/3); Sybille Bammer (AUT x28) bt Nathalie Dechy (FRA) 6-3, 7-6 (7/1); Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) bt Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 6-1, 2-6, 8-6; Aleksandra Wozniak (CAN x24) bt Monica Niculescu (ROM) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x10) bt Vera Dushevina (RUS) 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
MEN (FIRST ROUND) Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG x5) bt Michael Llodra (FRA) 6-3, 6-3, 6-1; Marc Gicquel (FRA) bt Rainer Schuttler (GER x27) 6-0, 6-0, 6-4; Daniel Gimeno (ESP) bt Evgeny Korolev (RUS) 6-4 abandon; Victor Crivoi (ROM) bt Simon Greul (GER) 6-1, 7-6 (7/1), 6-2; Novak Djokovic (SRB x4) bt Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) 6-3, 3-1 abandon; Andreas Beck (GER) bt Ivan Navarro (ESP) 7-6 (11/9), 6-4, 6-1; Gael Monfils (FRA x11) bt Bobby Reynolds (USA) 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
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