Chakvetadze in Paris Open second round

PARIS: Russian Anna Chakvetadze powered through the second round of the Paris Open with a 6-2 6-0 demolition of compatriot Olga Poutchkova on Wednesday.   

Eighth seed Chakvetadze won 10 games in a row to wrap up a straightforward win in 52 minutes. She will meet either Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues or Frenchwoman Severine Bremond for a place in the quarter-finals.   

Later on Wednesday, top seed Justine Henin makes her much-awaited comeback with a second-round tie against France's Emilie Loit.   

Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, who was also granted a bye for the first round, takes on Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik.