Serena makes short work of Rybarikova, advances to 2nd round

Serena Williams' defense of her French Open title is off to a comfortable start, with a 6-2, 6-0 first-round win against Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia that took just 42 minutes.

The top-ranked Williams barely broke a sweat in Tuesday's last match on the Philippe Chatrier Court. She won the last 10 games, after going 2-2 in the first set.

The American Francophile's French, while improving year by year, still requires a little work. Williams told the Paris crowd in its native language she was ''very concentrated'' for the first ''stage'' match, quickly correcting that to ''round.''

''Your French is perfect, just like your serve,'' former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli, who conducted the interview, complimented her.