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Elena Rybakina overcame a slow start to defeat Belgium’s Greet Minnen and reach the French Open second round.<\/b><\/p>\n
The world number four was broken to love in her opening service game.<\/p>\n
But from 2-0 down in the opening set the 24-year-old rallied to win 10 consecutive games and take control on her way to a 6-2 6-3 victory.<\/p>\n
The 2022 Wimbledon champion will play three-time major winner Angelique Kerber or Dutch player Arantxa Rus.<\/p>\n
Rain delayed much of the third day’s play in Paris, but Rybakina registered a swift victory under the roof on Court Suzanne Lenglen.<\/p>\n
The Kazakh, who reached the French Open semi-finals in 2021, claimed her third title of the year at the Stuttgart Open in April, following victories in Brisbane and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
However, she missed out on defending her Italian Open title in the build-up to Roland Garros because of illness.<\/p>\n
Later on Tuesday, women’s second seed Aryna Sabalenka begins her campaign against Russian teenager Erika Andreeva.<\/p>\n
British number one Katie Boulter faces Spain’s former quarter-finalist Paula Badosa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n