No problems for champion Schiavone at French Open

Defending women’s champion Francesca Schiavone wasted little time in reaching round two of this year’s French Open with a thumping 6-2 6-0 victory over American teenager Melanie Oudin.

The Italian, whose victory against Samantha Stosur in the final 12 months ago was arguably the high point of a patchy season in women’s tennis, needed only an hour and two minutes to confirm she will again be a big threat on the red clay.