Defending champion Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain reached the second round of the women's singles category in the French Open tennis championships after defeating Francesca Schiavone on Monday.
The 23 - year - old Spaniard won 6 - 2, 6 - 4 over Schiavone in just an hour and a half, reports Efe.
After winning, Muguruza said that she was very happy, adding that debuting in a Grand Slam was never easy.
In round two, Muguruza will face Estonian Anett Kontaveit, 21, who won 7 - 5, 6 - 1 over Romanian Monica Niculescu.
Kontaveit defeated Muguruza a few weeks ago in the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament.