Elena Rybakina begins Roland Garros campaign with comfortable victory

[p]The second seed needed just 74 minutes on a scorching Court Philippe Chatrier to seal her passage through the round of 128 with a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/erjavec-v-rsErY1Yt/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/?mid=r1AdOsOq"]6-2, 6-2[/a] victory.[/p][p]"[b]I'm really happy with the win of course, there are things to improve but today it's really hot[/b]," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Rybakina[/a] said on court, before reminding the spectators to make sure to stay hydrated.[/p][p]"[b]It's tough conditions but I'm happy things worked, and I'm looking forward to the next match[/b]."[/p][embed guid="09579dd2-2d35-4940-96c7-dbf11a29ea4e" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2058895718731968982" social-type="twitter" /][p]Rybakina will next take on Ukraine's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/starodubtsewa-yulia/GlqMuuhi/"]Yuliia Starodubtseva[/a] as the Kazakh seeks to win her second Grand Slam of the season, following her success at the Australian Open in January.[/p][p]Despite disappointing runs in the WTA 1000-level events immediately preceding the French Open, the 26-year-old has already lifted a title on clay this season in Stuttgart.[/p]