( CNN ) -- Second seed Kim Clijsters suffered her earliest French Open exit in 11 years as she crashed out in the second round on Thursday . The Belgian , seeking to win the clay-court grand slam event for the first time , failed to capitalize on two match-points as she was eliminated by unheralded Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus . Former world No . 1 Clijsters was 5-2 ahead in the second set , but her 20-year-old opponent fought back to win 3-6 7-5 6-1 on center court . The 114th-ranked Rus , whose only previous match against a top-10 player was a three-set defeat by Maria Sharapova in Madrid this year , earned a clash with Russian 25th seed Maria Kirilenko . Rafael Nadal : Anatomy of a champion . The result means that Caroline Wozniacki will retain the No . 1 ranking , no matter her performance in Paris . The 20-year-old Dane moved into the third round with a nervous 6-3 7-6 ( 8-6 ) win over Canada 's Aleksandra Wozniak on Wednesday and next faces 28th seed Daniela Hantuchova . Clijsters returned to Roland Garros for the first time since losing in the 2006 semifinals , with her preparations hampered by a two-month injury layoff . She comfortably won her opening match against Anastasia Yakimova of Belarus , but the 27-year-old failed to finish off a player who had never before got past the second round of a grand slam tournament . `` I 'm still trying to figure it out , '' Clijsters , who lost in the first round of her French Open debut in 2000 , told the WTA Tour website . `` I started doubting a little bit . That 's definitely the wrong attitude to have , especially for me on clay . `` She obviously started building up more confidence , playing a lot better and putting me on my back foot all the time . I could n't really play my aggressive tennis anymore in that third set . '' Clijsters insisted that she had recovered from the shoulder , wrist and ankle injuries that had sidelined her since March . `` My ankle feels fine , that had absolutely nothing to do with it . If I felt like I was n't as ready as I would have liked to be , I would n't have come here , '' the four-time grand slam winner said . `` Physically everything was fine . If I was n't feeling I was able to play tough matches , I would n't have made the decision to come to Roland Garros . I 'm not going to sit here and say maybe I should n't have come here . That 's the attitude of a real loser , I think . I gave it the best I had with the abilities I had . '' With the Williams sisters ruled out by long-term injuries , and four-time Paris champion Justin Henin retired for a second time , Clijsters was one of the favorites to take the title . Her exit is a boost to the chances of former No . 1 Sharapova , who survived a scare against 17-year-old world number 188 Caroline Garcia , who was playing in only her second tour level event . The seventh-seeded Russian was a set and 4-1 down but recovered to triumph 3-6 6-4 6-0 . Afterwards she told reporters : `` She played unbelievable and the conditions were really tough . '' Fourth seed Victoria Azarenka , from Belarus , took just 57 minutes to beat Pauline Parmentier 6-0 6-1 . Chinese sixth seed Li Na moved into the third round with a 6-4 7-5 win over Spanish qualifier Silvia Soler-Espinosa . The Australian Open runner-up will next take on Romania 's Sorana Cirstea , who knocked out 27th-seeded compatriot Alexandra Dulgheru 6-2 7-5 . Czech ninth seed Petra Kvitova eased to a 6-4 6-1 win over China 's Zheng Jie to set up a clash with American Vania King . Polish 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska beat India 's Sania Mirza 6-2 6-4 , and could face Sharapova in the last 16 if she gets past Belgian No . 21 Yanina Wickmayer .
World No . 2 Kim Clijsters beaten by 114th-ranked Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus . The 20-year-old saves two match-points to earn third-round clash with Maria Kirilenko . Maria Sharapova survives a scare against 17-year-old Caroline Garcia . TL;DR Li Na reaches third round along with Petra Kvitova .