Top-ranked Novak Djokovic easily beat Argentina's Guido Pella 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 in the Men's Singles at the French Open yesterday to set up a third-round match against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria.Djokovic has won every Grand Slam title except the French Open and has made this year's tournament a priority. The Serb lost last year's rain-interrupted final at Roland Garros to Spaniard Rafael Nadal.In Women's Singles, former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka was an easy second-round winner, while American Bethanie Mattek-Sands stunned former champion Li Na in yesterday's action. The third-seeded Azarenka handled young German Annika Beck 6-4, 6-3 on Court Lenglen. The shrieking Belarusian star is the reigning Australian Open champion and was last year's U.S. Open runner-up. Meanwhile, the oft-injured Minnesota native Mattek-Sands recorded the biggest win of her career by dousing the sixth-seeded Li in 5-7, 6-3, 6-2. The 67th-ranked Mattek-Sands won seven straight games at one point to grab a commanding 5-0 lead in the final set on another wet, chilly day in Paris.New Zealand number one Marina Erakovic has scored her best victory on clay, beating 16th seed Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the tournament.
News On AIR | May 31, 2013 8:43 AM
French Open: Djokovic sails into 3rd round; Mattek-Sands stuns former champ Li Na