2019 - ROLAND GARROS - FRANCE

Clay days: Osaka, Serena seal third-round spots at Roland Garros

Top snaps from the second round of the 2019 French Open.

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Last year's finalist Sloane Stephens improved to 11-2 in tiebreaks in 2019 after booking a spot in the third round with a 6-1, 7-6(3) win over Sara Sorribes Tormo. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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2016 champion Garbiñe Muguruza kept her quest for a second Roland Garros title alive after a 6-4, 6-1 second-round win over Johanna Larsson. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Powerful Estonian Kaia Kanepi, twice a Roland Garros quarterfinalist, made the third round after eking past Zhang Shuai, 6-7(4), 6-0, 7-5. (Jimmie48/WTA)
04 /18
Another two-time Roland Garros quarterfinalist, Carla Suárez Navarro, claimed a second-round win over Shelby Rogers, 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3. (Jimmie48/WTA)
05 /18
No.2 seed Karolina Pliskova salutes the crowd after she sealed her third-round spot with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over qualifier Kristina Kucova. (Jimmie48/WTA)
06 /18
Elise Mertens claimed a third-round spot at the French Open for the third straight year after dispatching French teenager Diane Parry, 6-1, 6-3. (Getty)
07 /18
Anastasija Sevastova moved into the third round after beating Mandy Minella, 6-2, 6-4. The Latvian will need to defeat Mertens if she wants to make her first fourth-round showing in Paris. (Getty)
08 /18
19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova continued her excellent 2019 season with a second-round win over fellow teenager Anastasia Potapova, 6-4, 6-0. (Jimmie48/WTA)
09 /18
18-year-old Potapova picked up her first Top 10 win over Angelique Kerber in the first round, but fell to 0-2 against her fellow rising star Vondrousova. (Jimmie48/WTA)
10 /18
Lucie Safarova, a French Open stalwart in singles and doubles over her career, likely played her final Roland Garros match after an opening doubles loss. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Victoria Azarenka celebrates claiming the first set against WTA World No.1 Naomi Osaka. (Getty)
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Osaka fought from a set and a break down to win a thriller, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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The two-time Grand Slam champion celebrates her success. (Getty)
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Amanda Anisimova produced a performance that belied her 17 years to oust No.11 seed Aryna Sabalenka. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Iga Swiatek may it two 17-year-olds in the third round as she beat Wang Qiang, 6-3, 6-0. (Getty)
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Ashleigh Barty was made to work hard for the first set against Danielle Collins before running out a 7-5, 6-1 winner. (Getty)
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Belinda Bencic needed just 10 points on Thursday to complete a three-set win against Laura Siegemund that had been halted overnight. (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Serena Williams remains on the hunt for a 24th major after easing by Kurumi Nara. (Getty)

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