Tennis-Sabalenka eases past qualifier Uchijima at French Open


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 30 May 2024

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2024 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka in action during her second round match against Japan's Moyuka Uchijima REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

PARIS (Reuters) -Second seed Aryna Sabalenka breezed past Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2 6-2 under the roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Thursday to move into the French Open third round.

Uchijima, playing in the second round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, could not cope with Sabalenka's powerful serve and groundstrokes.

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