Tennis-Third seed Halep knocked out of French Open

PARIS, May 27 (Reuters) - Romanian Simona Halep, last year's runner-up, was knocked out in the second round of the French Open 7-5 6-1 by Croatian Mirjana Lucic-Baroni on Wednesday. The third seed crumbled after losing the first set, managing a mere five winners in the match against the world number 70. Halep, who usually toys with her opponents, offering a mix of pace and accuracy, was the victim this time as she never found her stride on court Suzanne Lenglen. Lucic-Baroni, who next plays French 29th seed Alize Cornet, ended Halep's resistance with an ace. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Stephen Wood)