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Paris, France (Sports Network) - Serena Williams once again encountered little resistance in a third-round rout Friday at the French Open. The top-seeded American blasted Romanias Sorana Cirstea with a 6-0, 6-2 romp in 61 minutes. She won 61 of the 94 total points played, broke serve five times and saved three break points against her serve. Williams ran her career-best winning streak to 27 straight matches and is 70-3 overall since suffering a shocking first-round loss to Virginie Razzano at Roland Garros last year. Theres been no hint of trouble for the 2002 champ this year, as Williams has dropped just six games in her first three matches. "I definitely feel like Im getting into that zone that I have always wanted to be in (at the French Open)," said Williams, who hasnt even reached the semifinals in Paris since 2003. Williams will next play Italys Roberta Vinci. The 15th seed moved on with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 triumph over Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic. There were no weather issues on Friday, allowing for the completion of the second round in addition to the start of the third. Thursdays rain delays forced a number of second-round matches into Friday. Maria Sharapova, the defending champion and this years second seed, had to come back Friday to complete her second-round match against Canadas Eugenie Bouchard. The Russian star did just that, taking only 15 minutes to finish a 6-2, 6-4 triumph. Russias Maria Kirilenko and Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli also moved on with second-round wins Friday. The 12th-seeded Kirilenko blitzed Australias Ashleigh Barty, 6-3, 6-1, while the 13th-seeded Bartoli battled past Colombias Mariana Duque-Marino, 7-6 (7-5), 7-5. Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 French winner and 2011 runner-up, also posted a second-round win with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 triumph over Belgiums Kirsten Flipkens, while Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland outlasted Estoniaa Kaia Kanepi, 7-6 (8-6), 3-6, 8-6. Another third-round winner Friday was fifth-seeded Italian Sara Errani. The 2012 French Open runner-up thumped Germanys Sabine Lisicki, 6-0, 6-4. Shell next play Spains Carla Suarez Navarro, a 6-4, 7-5 winner over Puerto Ricos Monica Puig. Fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska finished the days proceedings with a 6-3, 6-4 win over German Dinah Pfizenmaier and will next square off against 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic. The 14th-seeded Serb earned a 6-3, 6-2 pasting of Razzano. Another former champion, 2009 winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, also advanced Friday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) victory over Serbias Bojana Jovanovski. The Russian veteran will next face eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber, who outlasted American Varvara Lepchenko, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4. Third-round play continues Saturday with eight more matches. Sharapova will return to action against Chinas Zheng Jie, while third-seeded Victoria Azarenka will battle the crowd as well as Frances Alize Cornet. Custom Colorado Avalanche Jerseys .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Avalanche Jerseys China . Robredo, ranked No. 16, bounced back from an upset loss to Leonardo Mayer in the second round of the Royal Guard Open in Chile last week to down Carreno Busta in 1 hour, 25 minutes. On a day filled mostly with qualifying matches, fifth-seeded Marcel Granollers of Spain also entered the second with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia, while Guido Pella of Argentina defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance. [url=https://www.che