Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Serena Williams of the U.S. vs Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia - Paris, France - 24/05/16. Serena Williams returns the ball. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
PARIS (Reuters) - Serena Williams declared she was "not a cold-weather person" but her game still caught fire as she demolished Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2 6-0 to start the defence of her French Open title on Tuesday.
The American, who owns 21 grand slam singles titles, will next face either Brazilian Teliana Pereira or Czech Kristyna Pliskova.
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