Venus Williams reaches French Open 2nd round

Paris:

Second seeded American Venus Williams defeated Swiss veteran Patty Schynder 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday to reach the French Open second round.

Williams, the 2002 runner-up to sister Serena, will face either Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara or Spain's Arantxa Parra Santonja for a place in the last 32.