Marina Erakovic has been knocked out of the French Open overnight following a straight sets defeat to fifth seed Petra Kvitova.
Erakovic led 3-1 in the second set but couldn't hold of the hard-serving Czech as the world number six advanced to the third round with a 6-4, 6-4.
Erakovic was looking to reach the third round in Paris for a second straight year but didn't help her chances after being broken in the opening game. That was Kvitova's only break point of the set but proved to be a crucial one as she took control of the match with her dominant serve.
Kvitova again broke Erakovic's first service game in the second set to go up 1-0 but the New Zealander broke straight back followed by her second break of the match to take an unexpected 3-1 lead.
But her lead was short-lived as Kvitova, a semi-finalist at Roland Garros in 2012, got the set back to serve and then broke again to complete the 6-4, 6-4 victory.
