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French Open - Round 2 - Women

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Nationality Player Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
United StatesS Williams66---
SpainV Ruano Pascual20---

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  1. - - Thanks for joining us for this match, the final encounter on the Philippe Chatrier court will be France's Gael Monfils against Victor Crivoi of Romania, which you can follow with us.

  2. - - Williams will face Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the third round at Roland Garros, and you can see the full women's draw by clicking here.

  3. 0-6 - Williams clinches victory, and it is incredibly comfortable for the second seed! The American wins 6-2 6-0, with Ruano Pascual fighting hard to establish herself in the match, but was simply blown away by her opponent's power and intensity.

  4. 0-5 - Williams holds serve comfortably as she continues her serene progress in this second set, and Ruano Pascual will be desperate to get her name on the board in her next service game.

  5. 0-4 - Williams is relentless as she treats Ruano Pascual's serve with absolute disdain, swotting the ball back at a ferocious pace, and with the precision to match. She is just two games from the match now.

  6. 0-3 - There looks to be no stopping Williams as she canters through another service game without taking a backward step, leaving Ruano Pascual to wonder where her next game will come from.

  7. 0-2 - Williams continues her march towards the third round with a convincing break of serve, with Ruano Pascual unable to get a foothold in the game. Williams is playing with such aggression that her opponent cannot settle.

  8. 0-1 - Williams gets the second set underway with a commanding service game of unflinching intensity, to which Ruano Pascual has no reply. Three huge forehands cross court produce points for the American.

  9. - - As the players swap ends prior to the start of the second set, take a look at the photo slideshow from Roland Garros, by clicking here.

  10. 2-6 - Williams breaks Ruano Pascual once more to clinch the first set 6-2 in comprehensive fashion. The Spaniard has a rueful smile as the players swap ends, with her opponent having dominated throughout.

  11. 2-5 - Williams does not look like being broken at all as she races to a 5-2 lead, with a service game of consummate ease. Ruano Pascual can muster just a single point and is battling to stay in it.

  12. 2-4 - A sloppy volley from Williams right at the net, followed by a weak forehand into it, allows her opponent to close out her service game to love - a gift.

  13. 1-4 - Williams consolidates her break and extends her lead in the first set to 4-1, despite a valiant defence from Ruano Pascual, who remains in every point for as long as physically possible.

  14. 1-3 - Williams breaks! Ruano Pascal double faults at deuce, but recovers one break point back, before Williams hammers home her advantage, finding the baseline with two forehands and taking the break.

  15. 1-2 - Williams holds to 15, as Ruano Pascual struggles in vain to remain in the rallies with her opponent, who clearly possesses considerably more power.

  16. 1-1 - Ruano Pascual holds her serve without undue trouble, with Williams easing off in her intensity slightly. The start of the first set is going with serve pretty comfortably.

  17. 0-1 - It is an unconvincing start from Williams, who survives a break point after Ruano Pascual forced her into planting a forehand into the net. The American swifly recovers, however, to win the opening game of the match.

  18. 0-0 - Serena Williams has won the toss and elected to serve first on the Philippe Chatrier court, in a lurid pinky-orange and black outfit.

  19. - - You can watch Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's match with Juan Monaco LIVE on British Eurosport and Eurosport HD (Sky 410/412, Virgin Media 521 or as one of seven matches now available on your PC via the Eurosport Player - click to subscribe.

  20. - - To take a look at number two seed, Serena Williams's profile, click here.

  21. - - The weather at Roland Garros remains cloudy, with temperatures of 16 degrees and blustery winds of 12km/h.

  22. - - In the pair's only previous meeting, Ruano Pascual advanced in the third round of Wimbledon in 1998, with Williams forced to retire prematurely. The American will be hoping for better fortune today.

  23. - - Second seed Serena Williams takes on Virginia Ruano Pascual, with a third-round match against Martinez-Sanchez of Spain at stake on the Philippe Chatrier court.

Serena Williams

Nationality USA
Date of Birth 26/09/1981
Height 1.75 m
Weight 68 kg

Virginia Ruano Pascual

Nationality ESP
Date of Birth 21/09/1973
Height 1.69 m
Weight 60 kg

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  1. vd? I'm an intelligent Black Man & i have NOT­ drawn the race card on you as some others have done. I­ was more interested to hear you voice your intellect on­ the matter of your assumptions towards Serena Williams.­ NOW, because YOU VD CANNOT do that, YOU fall into that­ category of simply being stupid. Maybe you vd should­ join the BNP. Where you can allow Mr Griffin to voice­ the same stupidity as you but cloaked in a suit &­ smart words. You know vd? You can help yourself, just­ DONT watch Serena if she repels you so much. Stop­ tormenting yourself, unless you REALLY DO want to watch­ her thick strong legs. Oh, also its easy to be racist­ on the internet, thats why verbally i try to help­ people like you. 61kg is nothing for 105kg to handle

    From Kem-One, on Fri 29 May 12:06PM

  2. vd? you're stupid & i know that now. Why do you­ torment yourself this way vd ?

    From Kem-One, on Fri 29 May 11:48AM

  3. and sometimes she wears short skirts, so that we can­ "enjoy" her tree trunks. YUCK!!!!!

    From vd, on Fri 29 May 10:29AM

  4. So if you call a black...ummm...woman ugly, you're­ racist. OK, then: SHE'S SO UGLY THAT EVEN THE­ TENNIS BALL RUNS AWAY FROM HER!!!!

    From vd, on Fri 29 May 10:27AM

  5. Hey williams Haterzzz,...
    Jealous that serena is true­ too the next round,
    blowing her oponent away with­ Powertennis, and
    very fast groundstrokes,..making it­ 6-0 at the end of the match,..!!

    and i like­ Serena's body,..!!
    soo Screw the skinny bones,­ chickss, with noo meat,.haha lol.!!

    And Nr 37 en 38.­ Mister VD. ARe you a @#$% are what, cuz you sounds
    like­ a @#$% jealousy @#$%. Why won't you goo and tell­ serena,..! She will Knock your head out of your body­ foolisch,..!! and yess @#$% a MAN she will doo it­ @#$%,..! Soo Watch your big mouth Racist,..!!

    From Mootje M, on Thu 28 May 11:09PM

  6. A cynic would say that the performance enhancing drugs­ are just beginning to kick in.

    From cameron w, on Thu 28 May 9:22PM

  7. go on serena you are the best

    From christodoulou_a, on Thu 28 May 6:36PM

  8. go serena go

    From christodoulou_a, on Thu 28 May 6:34PM

  9. NO vd. That is not sensible or logical reasoning. Or a­ good excuse for your assumptions. YOU seem ANGRY about­ something. WHERE exactly do you see muscles? Serena has­ definition in her physical structure that comes when­ you train your body( In the gym, exercising etc, etc)­ You're not being logical vd & of course you are­ entitled to YOUR opinion. State FACTS in future not­ childish outbursts. Research to find the information­ you need enlighten your heart & soul. WELL DONE­ SERENA. JUICY GIRL.

    From Kem-One, on Thu 28 May 6:03PM

  10. Jeffrazak. heh heh. I hear that but vd is asking me­ certain questions actually calling MY name. I want vd­ to reply to me like a mature person stating the reasons­ for vd's dislike of Serena & how vd has come to­ the conclusion that Serena is a man. vd cannot even­ tell me if vd is a man or a woman. vd has said that vd­ has a namibian mother, a chinese father, austrailian­ & brazilian connections. I'm not sure. vd? lets­ talk. CAN YOU DO THAT?

    From Kem-One, on Thu 28 May 5:41PM

  11. No, I'm not a woman. More sensible? How the hell­ does she want us to believe that she's got only 61­ kg? And how come that she's got more muscles than­ most of the players on the ATP tour? I know male­ players being accused of taking steroids and who are­ put to shame by serena's muscular development. Is­ THIS sensible enough?

    From vd, on Thu 28 May 5:34PM

  12. Cut VD some slack people and have some sympathy for­ him.

    After all ... VD = VENEREAL DISEASE.

    I'll­ pray for you.

    From JefriJ, on Thu 28 May 5:32PM

  13. OK. Are YOU a woman vd?

    From Kem-One, on Thu 28 May 5:29PM

  14. ask me something more sensible vd

    From Kem-One, on Thu 28 May 5:24PM

  15. Tell me, kemykal, how much oil do you need for­ serena's square mile of skin?

    From vd, on Thu 28 May 5:21PM

  16. serena is a woman?­ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­ AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­ AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­ AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

    From vd, on Thu 28 May 5:19PM

  17. Just woke up looking to see whats going on. 57mins. Heh­ heh heh. Hows that for a champion dismantling an­ opponent? vd? you back again? ain't you learnt yet?­ You just cant believe that a woman can be so strong can­ you?

    From Kem-One, on Thu 28 May 5:17PM

  18. serena has 61 kg? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Maybe when she­ was a 10 year old! Now she's got at least 100.

    From vd, on Thu 28 May 5:16PM

  19. @ vd .... sure, she got a testicle hidden somewhere.­ Namely YOURS!

    From JefriJ, on Thu 28 May 5:08PM

  20. I'm sure she's got a testicle hiden somewhere

    From vd, on Thu 28 May 4:55PM
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