Safina cruises past Rezai

Top seed Dinara Safina continued her imperious form on clay with a comprehensive 6-1 6-0 win over Aravane Rezai at the French Open today.

The world number one came into the fourth-round match having lost just one of her last 18 contests on the surface and had dropped only five games at Roland Garros so far this year.

Rezai could do little to halt her opponent's momentum, taking only one game off her as Safina cruised to victory in 53 minutes.

The French youngster held her first service game but was blown away thereafter, Safina breaking in the fourth and sixth to take the first set 6-1.

The second set was even more one-sided, Safina immediately setting the tone by breaking Rezai in the first game before wrapping it up to love to advance to the quarter-finals.

The next round promises to be a more demanding test for the Russian, who will face the winner of Victoria Azarenka's match with defending champion Ana Ivanovic.