Swiatek begins French Open defence with straight-sets win

Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a fourth straight Roland Garros title on Monday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova.

Swiatek extended her winning run at Roland Garros to 22 matches but has dropped to fifth in the world after a year-long trophy drought.

The Pole broke for a 4-3 lead after a lengthy seventh game, and then again to wrap up the opening set on Court Philippe Chatrier.

She fell 2-0 behind to start the second but got back on serve before securing another break to beat the 42nd-ranked Sramkova in straight sets for the second Grand Slam in a row.