Serbian Jelena Jankovic ran into a spot of bother as she reached the third round of the French Open with a 6-2 3-6 6-4 win over Estonia's Kaia Kanepi on a soggy day at Roland Garros yesterday.

The fourth seed, twice a semifinalist at Roland Garros, breezed through the first set in a buttercup-yellow dress but she withered in the second set as Kanepi levelled the match.

Rain returned early in the third set, causing a 55-minute delay, but Jankovic managed to wrap up the win after two hours and four minutes when Kanepi sent a forehand long just before the tarpaulins were dragged back on to centre court.

Ana Ivanovic, whose career has nose-dived alarmingly since winning the title here in 2008, crashed out and looked almost apologetic at times during a humbling 6-3 6-0 loss to ruthless Russian Alisa Kleybanova in 66 minutes.

The contrast to two years ago could not have been more stark.

Then, as the sun beat down, the 22-year-old stood smiling on centre court as she held aloft the Suzanne Lenglen Cup after defeating Dinara Safina 6-3 6-4 in the final.

Ivanovic still managed to smile when she faced the media yesterday but the sparkle was missing from her eyes.

"You know I love this tournament," she said.

"It's still my favourite tournament. I think I'm on the right path and I'm doing lots of things right."

Serena Williams and Rafa Nadal had their second-round matches postponed yesterday as persistent rain drenching Paris finally relented and allowed play to start.