Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts after a degree to Belarus’ Iryna Shymanovich throughout their ladies’s singles match on day 4 of the Roland-Garros Open tennis match on the Court Suzanne-Lenglen in Paris on May 31, 2023.| Photo Credit: AFP

World quantity two Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the French Open third spherical on Wednesday with a straight-sets win over fellow Belarusian Iryna Shymanovich.

The Australian Open champion took a while to get the measure of her opponent, who had by no means received a main-draw WTA match earlier than this match, earlier than wrapping up a 7-5, 6-2 victory.

Sabalenka will face both Poland's Magdalena Frech or Russian Kamilla Rakhimova within the final 32.