PARIS — Maria Sharapova overwhelmed No. 6-seeded Karolina Pliskova, 6-2, 6-1, on Saturday to move closer to a possible French Open showdown against Serena Williams.
Sharapova, 31, has won two of her five Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and is now into the fourth round for the 12th time in 14 appearances at the clay-court major.
Sharapova, who is seeded 28th after missing the French Open the last two years, will next play the winner of the third-round match between Williams and 11th-seeded Julia Görges. Williams has won 19 of 21 head-to-head matchups against Sharapova, including the last 18 in a row.