The last year's finalist Ana Ivanovic and American Serena Williams on Sunday advanced to the second round of the French Open tennis, like the Venezuelan Milagros Sequera, while the Colombian Catalina Castano was eliminated.

The serbia Ivanovic, the second-seeded, won by 6-2 and 7-5, after effort to contain the ravages of his rival in the second set.

Now the serbia, 20, face the Czech Lucie Safarova, vapuleó whom the German Sandra Klosel, to win by 6-1 and 6-1.

Meanwhile, Williams was won by 6-2 and 6-1 to his compatriot Ashley Harkleroad and Sequera won by 7-6 (7-5) and 7-5 to another U.S. player, Lilia Osterloh.

By contrast, a South American who failed to pass round was Brown, who lost by 7-5 and 6-1 before the Russian Ekaterina Makarova.

Ivanovic, the world number two, broke the kick Arvidsson in the fourth and the sixth game, but gave himself in the seventh, and won the first set in 39 minutes after the re-edition lose their service.

However, Arvidsson fought with intensity in the second part to avoid defeat by demolition he suffered last year by 6-2 and 6-0 versus Ivanovic in the initial round of the Paris tournament.