Tennis-Serena strolls past Goerges to reach third round in Paris

Serena Williams charged into the third round of the French Open with a 6-1 6-1 pummelling of Germany's Julia Goerges on Friday.

The 2002 champion, whose match was cancelled by rain on Thursday, was simply too strong for the world number 77 on a sunsoaked Court Suzanne Lenglen.

Serena, wearing a sky blue dress to match the much improved Paris weather, concluded a 55-minute stroll in the park when Goerges sprayed a backhand wide.

She will next face either fellow American Jill Craybas or Russian 29th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a place in the fourth round.