TENNIS in DEPTH.

Robin Soderling and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga both wasted little time in winning their second-round matches at the French Open on Wednesday.

Last year’s beaten finalist Soderling was most impressive in dispatching a bewildered Taylor Dent 6-0 6-1 6-1.

Dent’s big serve was totally ineffective as Soderling broke it eight times.

A series of Dent double faults in the first set – which was over in just 17 minutes – set the tone and he was totally outclassed by his Swedish foe.

The match lasted just 71 minutes as Soderling progressed to the last 32.

Eighth seed Tsonga needed eight minutes more to see off his French compatriot Josselin Ouanna and join Soderling in round three.

The 2008 Australian Open runner-up blasted 41 winners during his 6-0 6-1 6-4 demolition of the wild card.

Seeds Marin Cilic (10) and Mikhail Youzhny (11) also progressed early on Wednesday.

Cilic was a straight-sets winner over Daniel Gimeno-Traver, while Youzhny fought back from a set down to beat Lukas Lacko in four.

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