French Open: Naomi Osaka beats Sofia Kenin in 1st round

Japan's Naomi Osaka cruised into the second round of the French Open with a straight-sets victory over American Sofia Kenin on Monday.

The 21st seed, who claimed her first WTA title at the BNP Paribas Open in March, took 74 minutes to complete the 6-2, 7-5 victory over world No. 95 Kenin in the opening round at Roland Garros.

Earlier this month Osaka, defeated Victoria Azarenka in the first round in Rome before managing only one game against world number one Simona Halep in the second, and she started on the right foot against Kenin. 

The Japanese continued to spray the court with unforced errors, allowing her opponent to steal her serve a second time.

Then Kenin suffered a terrible meltdown as Osaka won 18 out of 20 points to go from 5-2 down to 6-5 up.

She wrapped it up on Kenin's serve on her first match point when the American sent a forehand long.