French Open 2019: Karolina Pliskova joins Sloane Stephens and Garbine Muguruza in third round (BBC)

World number two Karolina Pliskova continued her bid for a first Grand Slam with a routine win over Kristina Kucova in the French Open second round.

The big-serving Czech beat the world number 203 6-2 6-2 in just 56 minutes.

Pliskova hit 25 winners and six aces as she maintained the strong clay-court form that saw her win the Italian Open in the run-up to Roland Garros.

Earlier, Sloane Stephens and Garbine Muguruza both progressed to the third round with straight-set wins. Read more