PARIS -- Jennifer Capriati took advantage of a shaky showing by qualifier Julia Vakulenko to win 6-1, 6-2 in the third round Saturday at the French Open.

	Jennifer Capriati said it's important to keep your focus when an opponent is playing badly.

Capriati, seeded seventh, lost the first game and then won eight in a row. Vakulenko double faulted nine times, committed 40 unforced errors and lost in 57 minutes.

"It didn't seem like I hit a ball the whole match,'' Capriati said. "Sometimes that easy is difficult because you have to work so hard on your concentration.''

On another warm, humid day in Paris, No. 2 Kim Clijsters, No. 3 Venus Williams and No. 6 Lindsay Davenport also reached the fourth round.

Clijsters beat won 6-2, 6-1 against No. 30 Paola Suarez, who had six double faults and 45 unforced errors. Williams hit six aces and beat No. 26 Silvia Farina Elia 6-1, 6-2 in 52 minutes.

The tournament is the first for Williams since an abdominal strain forced her to stop playing during a final May 4 in Warsaw, Poland.

"I'm doing OK,'' Williams said. "I'm really icing a lot to prevent any huge flare-ups. Each day I'm able to serve more in practice and hit more overheads and be more ambitious, so it's nice.''

Davenport beat No. 25 Nathalie Dechy of France 6-3, 7-5. Davenport, bidding for her fourth Grand Slam championship and her first since 2000, said her title chances are slim compared to those of the Williams sisters and Amelie Mauresmo.

"I consider myself for sure an outsider,'' Davenport said. "Those girls are much better than me on clay and move better and hit the ball better. It's not my favorite surface. I just come out here and do the best I can, and I'm happy to be in the round of 16.'' Davenport sought treatment midway through her second set.

"It's a problem I've had for like the last month,'' Davenport said. "I just have this nerve in my foot that's very irritated. It's day to day. I never know when it comes up. Hopefully it'll be better tomorrow.''

Davenport will next play No. 24 Conchita Martinez, who swept Tina Pisnik 6-3, 6-3. That put the Spaniard in the fourth round at Roland Garros for the 14th time, but the first time since 2000.

No. 22 Vera Zvonareva eliminated Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 6-3, 6-4.

Those advancing Saturday hope to end the reign of defending champion Serena Williams, who beat Barbara Schett 6-0, 6-0 Friday. Capriati said she wasn't fazed by that lopsided score.

"I don't think anyone cares about those results,'' she said. "I just think people care about who's the winner of the tournament.''

Capriati improved to 15-1 at Roland Garros since 2001, when she won the French title. She said she was unaware that Vakulenko, 19, was playing in her first major event.

"I don't know how young she is,'' Capriati said. "She looks kind of old.''