Muguruza sees off Putintseva to reach French Open fourth round
The defending champion beat Yulia Putintseva 7-5, 6-2 at Roland Garros on Friday to set up a fourth-round clash with Kristina Mladenovic.Halep - Stephens: French Open 2018 final
Fourth seed Garbiñe Muguruza gained further momentum in the defence of her French Open title with a straight-sets win over Kazakh Yulia Putintseva on Friday.
The Spaniard defeated the 27th seed 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round of the women's draw at Roland Garros, closing out victory with an ace in a match that saw 11 breaks of serve in its 20 games.
"With each match my confidence is improving," said Muguruza. "I think it's important that the three matches I have played have not been easy at all."
The 23-year-old now goes on to play French 13th seed Kristina Mladenovic for a place in the quarter-finals.