Tennis

Daniil Medvedev, the world number five, cruised into the third round of the French Open on May 30th, as his Serbian opponent, Miomir Kecmanovic, retired due to injury. Kecmanovic, ranked 57th in the world, called for the trainer while trailing 6-1, 5-0 on Court Suzanne Lenglen.Medvedev, who has never advanced past the quarterfinals at Roland Garros, will face either Argentina's Mariano Navone or Czech Tomas Machac in the next round.In the women's draw, second seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus eased past Japanese qualifier Moyuka Uchijima 6-2, 6-2 under the roof on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Uchijima, playing in the second round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, struggled to cope with Sabalenka's powerful serve and groundstrokes.Sabalenka won six points in a row at the start of the match, but Uchijima settled down and held her serve. However, Sabalenka pounced on a break point with a fierce winner to take the first set in 29 minutes.In the second set, Sabalenka continued to dominate, breaking Uchijima's serve twice to seal the victory.Fourth seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan also advanced to the third round, defeating Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus 6-3, 6-4. Rybakina, a former Wimbledon champion, made a sluggish start but seized control with three consecutive aces to take a 3-2 lead in the first set.Rus took advantage of mistakes from Rybakina to break for a 4-2 lead in the second set, but the Russian-born Rybakina broke back immediately and went on to win the match.