Kim Clijsters, so near and yet so far from French Open glory in the past, suffered more agony on the clay with a sudden second-round defeat on Thursday but fellow twice runner-up Robin Soderling powered through.
Andy Murray again laboured to a 7-6 6-4 7-5 victory over Simone Bolelli while China's Li Na improved on her first-round display with an assured 6-4 7-5 win over Silvia Soler-Espinosa beneath much cloudier skies at a rain-threatened Roland Garros.
Women's second seed Clijsters, a doubt before the tournament after injuring her ankle at her cousin's wedding, looked to have shrugged off the ill effects and a chilly breeze in a dominant first set before folding 3-6 7-5 6-1 to Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus.
Image: Belgium's Kim Clijsters reacts as she plays The Netherlands' Aranxta Rus in their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, May 26, 2011.
Text: Reuters
Images: AP
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