Tennis-Fourth seed Ruud powers past qualifier Ymer into second round

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2023 Norway's Casper Ruud in action during his first round match against Sweden's Elias Ymer REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

PARIS (Reuters) - Fourth seed Casper Ruud coasted into the French Open second round with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory over Swedish qualifier Elias Ymer on Tuesday to kick off his bid for a second straight final in Paris.

Ymer was no match for the baseline power of the Norwegian world number four, who lost in the 2022 final to Rafael Nadal, an absentee this year.