Paris May 29 (IANS) Defending champion Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain reached the second round of the women s singles category in the French Open tennis championships after defeating Francesca Schiavone on Monday.
The 23-year-old Spaniard won 6-2 6-4 over Schiavone in just an hour and a half reports Efe.
After winning Muguruza said that she was very happy adding that debuting in a Grand Slam was never easy.
In round two Muguruza will face Estonian Anett Kontaveit 21 who won 7-5 6-1 over Romanian Monica Niculescu.
Kontaveit defeated Muguruza a few weeks ago in the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament.
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Defending champion Muguruza in 2nd round of French Open
