PARIS: Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo showed glimpses of her old brilliance to reach the second round of French Open with a win over Ukraine’’s Olga Savchuk. The 22nd seed Mauresmo needed two hours 29 minutes to defeat Olga Savchuk 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to earn a meeting with Spanish qualifier Carla Suarez Navarro, who beat France’’s Pauline Parmentier 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.Mauresmo, who has two grand slam titles to her name has never progressed beyond the quarter-finals of the French Open.The...
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