Britain’s Elena Baltacha was powerless to prevent Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova from securing a place in the main draw of Roland Garros 2009. The 6-2 6-2 scoreline is further proof of a return to form for Shvedova, who was twice a junior finalist here in Paris and lived in the city for two years as a child.

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Qualifiers: Baltacha bows to resurgent Shvedova

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