Serena Williams swatted aside the limp challenge of Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-1 on June 1, to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open. The world No1 rarely sparkled on a damp, dank Centre Court at Roland Garros, but always wielded enough firepower to see off the Ukrainian 18th seed in a match that was delayed by two days due to the fickle Parisian weather.
The Guardian: Serena Williams beats Elina Svitolina to reach French Open quarter-finals
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina returns the ball to the US's Serena Williams during their women's fourth round match at the Roland Garros 2016 French Tennis Open in Paris on June 1, 2016.
