Svitolina dismantles Quevedo to reach French Open third round
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PARIS, May 27 - Ukraine's Elina Svitolina reached the third round of the French Open by dismantling Kaitlin Quevedo of Spain 6-0 6-4 on Court Philippe Chatrier on Wednesday.
• Seventh seed Svitolina will face Germany's Tamara Korpatsch for a place in the last 16.
• Svitolina powered through the first set and held firm in second, prevailing on her second match point.
• She survived a major scare in her opening round.
• The 31-year-old has reached the quarter-finals five times at Roland Garros.
• The French Open remains the only Grand Slam where she has never gone past the last eight. REUTERS