Holder Alcaraz survives Marozsan scare, Swiatek ousts Raducanu as Paolini, Anisimova advance

Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame a minor blip to reach the French Open third round as a dominant Iga Swiatek continued her bid for a fourth straight Roland Garros crown.

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Men's title favourite and second seed Alcaraz came through 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 against Hungarian Fabian Marozsan to earn his 17th win in 18 matches on clay this season.

"Second set, he started to play better and he didn't miss a lot so it was a little bit difficult to deal with his game," said Alcaraz.

"I'm really happy I stayed strong and refreshed myself. In the third set, I started to play better and better which helped me have a really good last two sets."

Alcaraz, a four-time Grand Slam winner, goes on to face Bosnian journeyman Damir Dzumhur for a place in the last 16.

In the women's draw, Swiatek outclassed fellow former US Open champion Emma Raducanu to rack up her 23rd consecutive win at Roland Garros.

The Pole beat Raducanu 6-1, 6-2 to make it five wins in as many meetings with the Briton. She improved her career win-loss record at the tournament to 37-2.

Swiatek is bidding to become the first woman to win four consecutive French Open titles since Suzanne Lenglen 102 years ago.