Sharapova advances to second round at French Open

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Coming off the biggest clay-court title of her career, Maria Sharapova rolled into the second round of the French Open by beating Mirjana Lucic of Croatia 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday.

The seventh-seeded Russian won the Italian Open before coming to Roland Garros in search of the only Grand Slam title she has never won.

Against Lucic on centre court, Sharapova was not troubled. She won nine straight games to finish the match and never faced a break point.

Sharapova won the title at Wimbledon in 2004, the US Open in 2006 and the Australian Open in 2008.

Later Tuesday, five-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal was set to face John Isner, while Kim Clijsters was also scheduled to be in action.