Tournament favourites Gustavo Kuerten and Juan Carlos Ferrero blasted their way into the third round of the French Open today with powerful performances.
Top seed and defending champion Kuerten hammered Argentine Agustin Calleri 6-4 6-4 6-4, while Ferrero outclassed Marcos Ondruska 6-2 6-2 6-0.
The claycourt specialists were joined in the third round by 11th-seeded Briton Tim Henman, who crushed Dutchman Sjeng Schalken 6-4 6-2 6-2.
Belgian 14th seed Justine Henin moved into the third round of the women's singles with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of unseeded Argentine Paola.
Kim Clijsters, Henin's 17-year-old Fed Cup team mate, made it a double delight for Belgium as the 12th seed also progressed with a 7-5, 6-1 defeat of another Argentine, Mariana Diaz-Oliva.