Second seed Serena Williams eased into the fourth round of the French Open today with a 6-0 6-4 victory over unseeded Croatian Silvija Talaja.
The American, champion in 2002, made 32 unforced errors but was too good for Talaja, the world number 106, winning in 67 minutes to set up a clash with Shinobu Asagoe of Japan.
Having struggled to beat Maria Kirilenko of Russia in the second round, Williams looked on course for a quick victory as she won the first eight games of the match.
Talaja fought back well to level at 4-4 in the second set and saved three match points in the 10th game before her sixth double fault handed the second seed victory.