PARIS(AP) Top-seeded Dinara Safina quickly worked her way into the second round of the French Open on Monday, routing Anne Keothavong of Britain 6-0, 6-0.
The Russian favorite sprayed shots to all parts of the court at Roland Garros, giving her opponent few chances on Day 2 of the tournament.
``I was just playing point by point, game by game, and it ended up like this,'' said Safina, half of the only brother-sister combination alongside Marat Safin to have served as the No. 1-ranked players in the world.
Third-seeded Venus Williams also advanced, surviving a sudden second-set slump to beat Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
On the men's side, 10th-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, No. 23 Robin Soderling of Sweden and No. 30 Victor Hanescu of Romania advanced.
Later Monday, defending men's champion Rafael Nadal was playing on center court, and three-time finalist Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova were scheduled to play.
Keothavong had a couple of chances against Safina on center court, but she wasted two break points in the third game of the first set, and led 40-0 in the fourth game of the second but couldn't hold on.
When that's happening to you all you want to do is get on the scoreboard, but I wasn't able to do that,'' Keothavong said.It just kept getting harder and harder.''
During the changeover for the final game, Keothavong sat in her chair with a French Open towel draped over her head. She emerged from the short break and quickly trailed 0-40, giving Safina three match points.
But Keothavong saved them all, on unforced errors from Safina, and even held two game points.
Safina wasted a fourth match point by hitting long and converted the fifth with a forehand winner down the line.
After I (shook) her hand, she said: 'At least you could give me one game,''' Safina said.I could imagine it's not nice to feel (like that) on the court, but I was just so into myself.''
Victoria Azarenka and Ana Ivanovic won 6-0, 6-0 at the French Open last year, and Serena Williams did it in 2003.
Safina took over as the top-ranked women's player in April, but she has yet to win a Grand Slam title. She lost in last year's French Open final, and also came within a match of winning the Australian Open this season.
Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, won the match's first five games, while Mattek asked for a medical time-out during the first set so a trainer could look at her right wrist.
Williams has never won the French Open, but she did reach the final in 2002 when she lost to little sister Serena. Overall, Williams holds a 36-12 record at Roland Garros, giving her the most wins of any player in the women's draw at the tournament.
Williams was upset in the third round in three of the last four years. In 2006, she reached the quarterfinals.
No. 15 Zheng Jie of China and No. 29 Agnes Szavay of Hungary also advanced to the second round of the women's tournament, but No. 23 Alisa Kleybanova of Russia was upset by Polona Hercoq of Slovenia 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.