Tennis: Mladenovic eases into third round of French Open

Paris: Kristina Mladenovic's back pain seemed a distant memory as the home favourite cruised into the French Open third round with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Italy's Sara Errani on Wednesday.
The 13th-seeded Frenchwoman, who was on the brink of pulling out after pulling her back on the eve of her first-round match, rarely looked in trouble against the 2012 Roland Garros runner-up.
Mladenovic, who will next face American Shelby Rogers, was back to her confident self on Court Suzanne Lenglen, peppering the court with winners in a one-sided contest.
She wasted three match points but fired a excellent inside-out forehand winner to wrap up victory.