Paris: Former champion Ana Ivanovic reached the French Open last 16 in just 53 minutes at Roland Garros on Friday. The Serbian seventh seed Ivanovic, the 2008 champion, triumphed over 18-year-old Croatian opponent Donna Vekic 6-0, 6-3.

Serbian Ana Ivanovic blows kisses to the crowd after her French Open third round win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic even as Germany footballler Bastian Schweinsteiger (inset) applauds from the stands