PARIS -- Defending champion Serena Williams picked up a quick, clean victory to reach the third round of the French Open on Thursday. Williams needed only 66 minutes to beat 81st-ranked Teliana Pereira of Brazil 6-2, 6-1, piling up a 31-6 edge in winners.

On October 6, a name quietly appeared in the International Registered Testing Pool. Serena Williams, the 23-time Major champion who reshaped the sport across three decades, officially re-entered the ITAI's anti-doping program.

PARIS -- Two years ago at the French Open, Serena Williams was stunned in the second round by a 20-year-old opponent participating in only her 13th match at a major tournament. That 6-2, 6-2 loss to Garbine Muguruza was, and remains to this day, the most ...