Kuznetsova, Jankovic win at French Open

Published February 05, 2015

Paris, France (SportsNetwork.com) - Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and sixth-seeded Serbian Jelena Jankovic both advanced to the third round of the French Open on Thursday.

The 27th-seeded Kuznetsova, who captured the 2009 Roland Garros crown, defeated Italian Camila Giorgi 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, while Jankovic won 7-5, 6-0 against Japan's Kurumi Nara.

American Sloane Stephens, seeded 15th, dropped only four games in a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Slovenian Polona Hercog.

No. 21 Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium and No. 24 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia both lost.

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