May 29 (UPI) -- Nadal dispatched of German counterpart Yannick Maden 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in his second round matchup at Roland Garros. Stephens swept through Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-1, 7-6(3). Stephens also won her first round match in straight sets, beating Japan's Misaki Doi on Sunday in Paris.
Nadal eliminated German Yannick Hanfmann in straight sets on Monday in his first round matchup at the Grand Slam.
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"Obviously played well both matches, so just happy to be back in a good position in a slam," Stephens told reporters.
Stephens lost to Simona Halep in the 2018 French Open final. She faces Polona Hercog in her round of 32 matchup on Friday in Paris.
Nadal battles David Goffin in his third round match on Friday. The Spaniard is on a quest to win his third consecutive title at Roland Garros. Nadal has a record 11 French Open titles overall during his decorated career.
Stefanos Tsitsipas also advanced into the third round by beating Hugo Dellien in four sets on Wednesday. Kei Nishikori beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in his round of 64 match to advance in the men's circuit.
World No. 2 Karolina Pliskova beat Kristina Kucova in straight sets to advance in the women's bracket. No. 9 Elina Svitolina advanced to the third round after opponent Kateryna Kozlova retired from their matchup.
Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty win at the French Open
Rafael Nadal of Spain holds the championship trophy after winning his French Open men's final match against Dominic Thiem of Austria on Sunday. Nadal defeated Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 to win his 12th French Open championship. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Nadal falls to the clay at match point after winning his French Open men's final match. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Thiem reacts after a shot. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Thiem (L) and Nadal hold their respective trophies. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Nadal hits a serve during his men's final match against Thiem. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Thiem hits a shot during his men's final match against Nadal. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Australian Ashleigh Barty kisses the championship trophy after winning her French Open women's final match against Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic. Barty defeated Vondrousova 6-1, 6-3 to win her first major championship. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Barty reacts after winning her French Open women's final match against Vondrousova. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Vondrousova (L) and Barty hold their respective trophies. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
A ballboy watches the French Open women's final match. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Dominic Thiem of Austria reacts after winning his French Open semi-finals match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia on Saturday. Thiem defeated Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5 to advance to the finals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Djokovichits a shot during his semi-finals match against Thiem. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Djokovic walks off the court after losing. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after a shot during his French Open semi-finals match against Roger Federer of Switzerland in Friday. Nadal defeated Federer 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the finals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Federer gestures during his match against Nadal. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Nadal (L) meets Federer at the net after winning their match. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Ashleigh Barty of Australia reacts after winning her French Open women's semi-finals match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. on Friday. Barty defeated Anisimova 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the finals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Anisimova reacts after a shot during her match against Barty. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Dominic Thiem of Austria hits a shot during his French Open quarterfinals match against Karen Khachanov of Russia on Thursday. Thiem defeated Khachanov 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Khachanov reacts after a shot during his French Open quarterfinals match against Thiem. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a shot during his French Open quarterfinals match against Alexander Zverev of Germany on Thursday. Djokovic defeated Zverev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Zverev hits a shot during his French Open quarterfinals match against Djokovic. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. hits a shot during her French Open women's quarterfinal match against Simona Halep of Romania on Thursday. Anisimova defeated Halep 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Anisimova reacts after winning her French Open women's quarterfinal match against Halep. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Halep hits a shot during her French Open women's quarterfinal match against Anisimova. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Fans hold an American flag after Anisimova won. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Chris Evert (C), flanked by French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli (L) and Tournament Director Guy Forget, holds a trophy during a ceremony paying tribute to her accomplishments in tennis. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland falls on the clay during his French Open men's quarterfinal match against Roger Federer of Switzerland on Tuesday. Federer defeated Wawrinka 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Federer hits a shot during his match against Wawrinka. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Sloane Stephens of the U.S. hits a shot during her French Open women's quarterfinal match against Johanna Konta of Great Britain on Tuesday. Konta defeated Stephens 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Konta hits a shot during her match against Stephens. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Fabio Fognini of Italy watches the ball during his French Open men's fourth round match against Alexander Zverev of Germany on Monday. Zverev defeated Fognini 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (5) to advance to the quarterfinals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Zverev hits a shot during his match against Fognini. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Gael Monfils of France hits a shot during his French Open men's fourth round match against Dominic Thiem of Austria. Thiem defeated Monfils 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Thiem hits a shot during his match against Monfils. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Benoit Paire of France reacts after a shot during his French Open men's fourth round match against Kei Nishikori of Japan. Nishikori defeated Paire 6-2, 6-7 (8), 6-2, 6-7 (8), 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Nishikori reacts after winning his match against Paire. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after a shot during his French Open men's fourth round match against Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany. Djokovic defeated Struff 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Struff of Germany hits a shot during his match against Djokovic. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
A fan holds a sign wishing happy birthday to Rafael Nadal. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Ashleigh Barty (R) of Australia meets Sofia Kenin of the U.S. at the net after their French Open women's fourth round match on Monday. Barty defeated Kenin 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 to advance to the quarterfinals round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Kenin hits a shot during her match against Barty. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Barty hits a shot during her match against Kenin. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a shot during his French Open men's fourth round match against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina on Sunday. Federer defeated Mayer 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Mayer hits a shot during his match against Federer. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece hits a shot during his French Open men's fourth round match against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland at Roland Garros. Wawrinka defeated Tsitsipas 7-6 (6), 5-7, 6-4, 3-6, 8-6 to advance to the quarterfinals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Wawrinka hits a shot during his match against Tsitsipas. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a shot during his French Open men's fourth round match against Juan Ignacio Londero of Argentina at Roland Garros. Nadal defeated Ignacio Londero 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Ignacio Londero hits a shot during his match against Nadal. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Gael Monfils of France reacts after winning his French Open men's third round match against Antoine Hoang of France at Roland Garros on Saturday. Monfils defeated Hoang 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Hoang hits a serve during his match against Monfils. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Sofia Kenin of the U.S. watches the ball during her French Open women's third round match against Serena Williams of the U.S. Kenin defeated Williams 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Williams hits a shot during her match against Kenin. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Williams reacts after a point during her French Open women's third round match against Kenin. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Kenin reacts after a point during her French Open women's third round match against Williams. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a shot during his French Open men's third round match against Salvatore Caruso of Italy. Djokovic defeated Salvatore 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Caruso hits a shot during his match against Djokovic. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Simona Halep of Romania watches the ball during her French Open women's third round match against Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine. Halep defeated Tsurenko 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Tsurenko follows through after a shot during her match against Halep. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece reacts after winning his French Open men's third round match against Filip Krajinovic of Serbia. Tsitsipas defeated Krajinovic 7-5, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6) to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Krajinovic hits a shot during his match against Tsitsipas. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain serves during his French Open men's third round match against Fabio Fognini of Italy. Fognini defeated Bautista Agut 7-6 (5), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Fognini hits a shot during his French Open men's third round match against Bautista Agut. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic reacts after winning her French Open women's third round match against Naomi Osaka of Japan. Siniakova defeated Osaka 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Osaka waves to the crowd after losing her French Open women's third round match against Siniakova. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a shot during his French Open men's third round match against Casper Ruud of Norway on Friday. Federer defeated Ruud 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (8) to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Ruud hits a shot during his match against Federer. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Kei Nishikori of Japan serves during his French Open men's third round match against Laslo Djere of Serbia. Nishikori defeated Djere 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-3, 4-6, 8-6 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Djere hits a shot during his match against Nishikori. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a shot during his French Open men's third round match against David Goffin of Belgium. Nadal defeated Goffin 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Goffin hits a shot during his match against Nadal. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Madison Keys of the U.S. hits a shot during her French Open women's second round match against Australian Priscilla Hon at Roland Garros in Paris on Friday. Keys defeated Hon 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 to advance to the third round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Hon reacts after a shot during her match against Keys. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic pauses during her French Open women's third round match against Petra Martic of Croatia on Friday. Martic defeated Pliskova 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the fourth round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Martic reacts after winning her match against Pliskova. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Serena Williams of the U.S. serves during her French Open women's second round match against Kurumi Nara of Japan on Thursday. Williams defeated Nara 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the third round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a shot during his French Open men's second round match against Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland. Djokovic defeated Laaksonen 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the third round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Laaksonen during his match against Djokovic. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Naomi Osaka of Japan hits a shot during her French Open women's second round match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Thursday. Osaka defeated Azarenka 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the third round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Azarenka hits a shot during her match against Osaka. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan hits a shot during his French Open men's second round match against Dominic Thiem of Austria. Thiem defeated Bublik 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the third round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Thiem acknowledges the crowd after winning his match against Bublik. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a shot during his French Open men's second round match against Oscar Otte of Germany on Wednesday. Federer defeated Otte 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the third round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Federer serves during his match against Otte. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Otte reacts after a shot during his match against Federer. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Sloane Stephens of the U.S. hits a shot during her French Open women's second round match against Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain. Stephens defeated Tormo 6-1, 7-6 (3) to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Tormo hits a shot during her match against Stephens. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a serve during his French Open men's second round match against Yannick Maden of Germany on Wednesday. Nadal defeated Maden 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Maden takes a spill during his match against Nadal. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Hugo Dellien of Bolivia reacts after a shot during his French Open men's second round match against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece. Tsitsipas defeated Dellien 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the third round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Tsitsipas hits a shot during his match against Dellien. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after a shot during her French Open women's first round match against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia on Tuesday. Osaka defeated Schmiedlova 0-6, 7-6 (4), 6-1 to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Schmiedlova hits a shot during her match against Osaka. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a shot during her French Open women's first round match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Azarenka defeated Ostapenko 6-4, 7-6 (4) to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Azarenka hits a shot during her match against Ostapenko. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Alexander Zverev of Germany hits a shot during his French Open men's first round match against Australian John Millman at Roland Garros on Tuesday. Zverev defeated Millman 7-6 (4), 6-3, 2-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3 to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Millman hits a shot during his match against Zverev. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Fabio Fognini of Italy hits a shot during his French Open men's first round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy. Fognini defeated Seppi 6-3, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Seppi hits a shot during his match against Fognini. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina hits a shot between his legs during his French Open men's first round match against Nicolas Jarry of Chile. Del Potro defeated Jarry 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Jarry hits a shot during his match against Del Potro. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
American Serena Williams hits a shot during her French Open women's first-round match against Russian Vitalia Diatchenko on Monday. Williams defeated Diatchenko 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Diatchenko hits a shot during her first-round match against Williams. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
American Alison Riske hits a shot during her French Open women's first-round match against Andrea Petkovic of Germany. Petkovic defeated Riske 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Petkovic hits a shot during her match against Riske. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
American Tommy Paul hits a shot during his French Open men's first-round match against Dominic Thiem of Austria. Thiem defeated Paul 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 to advance to the second round. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Thiem hits a shot against Paul. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
Players warm up on the newly-inaugurated Court Simonne-Mathieu during the French Open on Saturday. Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
