Errani Outplays Rus in Early Match PARIS - The last time Sara Errani of Italy played a match at the French Open, the stands were filled with more than15,000 spectators. It was the women's final last year, when she lost to Maria Sharapova of Russia. It was the tournament of a lifetime for Errani, a veteran who had never reached a major final in 10 years as a professional. On Sunday, Errani was back, but most of the fans were missing. Barely 3,000 showed up, part of the usual plague of empty seats in the early stages of the four major international championships. Nevertheless, Errani was all business, outslugging Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-2, in 54 minutes and rarely glancing at the empty seats. "It's a new tournament for me," Errani said. Last year was unbelievable tournament, best tournament of my life, how you say. I don't want to think about that. Whether or not she wanted to think about it, Errani, seeded fifth, could face a pair of formidable foes in her section of the draw, Sabine Lisicki of Germany and Nadia Petrova of Russia. Seeded 32nd, Lisicki has proven capable of making a long run past higher ranked foes, slipping into the Wimbledon semifinals just two years ago. The two have never played but could meet in the third round. In the round of 16, Errani could face Petrova, seeded 15th but often a dangerous opponent who gained the semifinals here in 2003 and 2005. Errani and Petrova split their last two meetings, in Tokyo and Dubai, both three-set struggles. "Well, is not my next round," Errani said, "so I just think about my next round and then we will see." What Errani thought about her own performance Sunday was also left unexplored, but her statistics were impressive. She put 85 percent of her first serves in play, Rus managed 50 percent; she hit 14 winners, twice as many as Rus, and won 52 points, again twice as many as her opponent. Her paycheck for the day was also impressive. Even if she loses in the second round, Errani will have earned $45,185. For her efforts, Rus earned $27,111.