Serena bulldozes past Pereira in Paris

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Serena Williams of the U.S. vs Teliana Pereira of Brazil - Paris, France - 26/05/16. Williams reacts. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Same court, same scoreline - the Williams sisters followed each other into the third round of the French Open in ruthless fashion on Thursday.

Defending champion Serena and her elder sister Venus, seeded ninth, respectively beat Brazilian Teliana Pereira and American Louisa Chirico 6-2 6-1 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.