In her best start to the year since 1992 (Seles has won three titles in 2000), the former world No1 today laid claim to being one of the tournament’s hot and very sentimental favorites.
Creaming 25 winners enroute to the simple victory, Seles proved (as always) a popular winner at Roland Garros, the 26-year-old a firm favorite with the French crowd since winning her first Grand Slam singles crown on these clay courts in 1990.
Today on Court Suzanne Lenglen, Seles unsettled her younger and less experienced opponent with a swag of net approaches that more often than not left the Croatian stranded.
She meets the winner of the Patty Schnyder vs Emmanuelle Gagliardi encounter in the next round.