Sabalenka routinely reaches the round of 16

The world number one dominated the first set, not dropping a single game to her rival. In the second set, the Russian, who has recently been playing under the Australian flag, took a 2-0 lead, but the Belarusian quickly returned the break, then broke her opponent's serve at 6-5 and finished the job.

Her next rival will be Japan's Naomi Osaka, who eliminated Iva Jović in three sets.

Coco Gauff is defending her French Open title.