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7:25 p.m.
After going 4-13 in the first round of the French Open, American women went 4-0 in the second round.
That top-seeded Serena Williams would advance was not surprising, although she had her share of problems while getting past 105th-ranked Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany in three sets.
There were reasons to believe the other three U.S. women in action might not stick around.
But they all did.
Madison Keys, seeded 16th, had never reached the third round at Roland Garros, yet breezed past Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-0, 6-3.
Irina Falconi hadn't been to the third round at any Grand Slam tournament since the 2011 U.