Henin-Hardenne marches on

Former champion Justine Henin-Hardenne cruised into the third round of the French Open today with a straightforward victory over Spain’s Virginia Ruano Pascual.

The Belgian, who is seeded 10 here, had few problems seeing off the challenge of Ruano Pascual, recording a 6-1 6-4 triumph to set up a third round meeting with another Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues.