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Sabalenka and Rybakina join Swiatek in French Open third round
Move signals ceasefire in civil war that had broken out in the game
IGA SWIATEK’S main rivals for the French Open title today eased into the third round a day after the Pole’s epic tussle with Naomi Osaka.
While world number one and defending champion Swiatek had to come from 5-2 down in the third set and save a match point against an inspired Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina enjoyed relatively stress-free passages.
Second seed Sabalenka, who has reached the semi-finals of her last six grand-slam events, dispatched Japanese world number 83 Moyuka Uchijima 6-2 6-2.
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