Kuznetsova cruises through in Paris

Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a sluggish start to the defence of her French Open title to cruise past Sorana Cirstea today.

Sixth seed Kuznetsova dropped the opening three games of her first-round match on Philippe Chatrier Court but then reeled off nine in a row against her Romanian opponent before winning 6-3 6-1 in one hour 12 minutes.