Roland Garros 2013: Superstars Who Will Storm Through Round 2

With most of Round 1 at the 2013 Roland Garros complete, let's jump ahead to some second-round matchups featuring a few superstars.

After trouncing the inferior competition to start the French Open, it's vital to sustain dominance throughout the early rounds. Even though the opponents are expected to fare better as the event progresses, a top contender must prove impervious to a potential upset.

In short, winning in convincing fashion as opposed to just squeaking by. And that is exactly what gets put on display from the following elites when Round 2 commences.

Note: View men's and women's brackets courtesy of Roland Garros' official website.

Rafael Nadal (vs. Martin Klizan)

Rafael Nadal received a brief scare from Germany's Daniel Brands to begin his French Open. Nevertheless, the Spaniard prevailed once he got comfortable toward the end of the second set.

After a slow start, he cruised through the third and fourth sets en route to a 3-1 victory. Facing Martin Klizan of Slovakia in Round 2, Nadal is building momentum right on cue.

Klizan advanced over USA's Michael Russell; however, it was because Russell withdrew due to injury, per ESPN.com. Kilzan was winning two sets to one, but obviously anything could have transpired had Russell remained healthy.

That said, Klizan doesn't have any impressive wins this season and Nadal is the seven-time Roland Garros champion. And he remains the King of Clay until knocked off.

Serena Williams (vs. Caroline Garcia)

Serena Williams is clearly on a mission to win another French Open title. She hasn't taken the Roland Garros clay since 2002, and has struggled in getting past the quarterfinals since 2003.

Well, not only did Williams enter with extreme confidence—she won both the Rome Masters and Madrid Open—but she steamrolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Anna Tatishvili. Appearing opposite of Carolina Garcia in the second round, Williams won't have any problem advancing.

Garcia doesn't have any strong wins and actually fell to Tatishvili in Strasbourg. Despite moving on in straight sets over Yuliya Beygelzimer of the Ukraine, Beygelzimer also ranks No. 205 in the WTA.

Williams' complete repertoire of serving, defense and accuracy is just too much of an all-around onslaught for Garcia to match.

Maria Sharapova (vs. Eugenie Bouchard)

The defending women's Roland Garros champion didn't have any issues during Round 1. Russia's Maria Sharapova swept Taiwan's Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2, 6-1 to begin her title defense.

Squaring off against Eugenie Bouchard of Canada in Round 2, Sharapova will stay the course in routing her inferior opponent. Bouchard lacks appealing victories and she already fell to Sharapova earlier this season: 6-2, 6-0 in Miami.

So, the Russian gets a familiar opponent.

In the previous duel, Sharapova crushed when serving and was equally as consistent on returns. Bouchard is simply outmatched regarding experience, established success and current overall talent.