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Serena Williams had a much easier time in the second round of the French Open, cruising past Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain 6-2, 6-0.

The second-seeded Williams struggled in her opening match, needing three sets and nine match points to advance. But she didn’t appear to have any weaknesses Thursday, breaking Ruano Pascual five times.

“Everything clicked for me today, finally,” she said. “It was just a better match. I’m not nearly as upset as I was the other day.”

The 10-time Grand Slam champion has won the last two major titles, at the U.S. Open and Australian Open. But she has only one trophy from Roland Garros, which she won in 2002.

She calls herself a fan of playing on clay.

“I grew up on the clay a lot. I’m totally fine on the clay. My results haven’t been where I wanted them to be, but from, like, 9 to 14, I played nothing but clay-court tennis,” Williams said. “I actually love it, and it’s really one of my favorite surfaces, because I love to slide.”