PARIS, May 24 (AFP) - The Williams show got on the road in style Monday with fifth seed Venus and her 10th-seeded sister Serena posting straight-set victories to march into the second round of the French Open women's singles. Anyone blinking on the Suzanne Lenglen court would almost have missed Venus, who tore apart Alexandra Fusai of France to advance for the loss of just two games in only 47 minutes. She won 6-1, 6-1. Serena took over an hour for her win after meeting early resistance from Belgian Laurence Courtois, but quickly found her game to win 6-4, 6-0. Venus said afterwards she would have loved to meet her sibling in the final, but with both in the top half of the draw they could only clash in the semi-finals. "And I look forward to that meeting," said Venus with typical bravado. She reached the quarter-finals here 12 months ago and also managed last eight finishes at Melbourne and Wimbledon as well as a semi-final appearance at the US Open. Venus's win over Fusai saw her improve her record to 20 wins in her last 21 matches and world number one Martina Hingis has identified the tall American as her most dangerous rival. And Venus, who pocketed both the Hamburg and Rome clay titles in May, said she felt good about her chances on the surface she grew up on. "I always have fun on clay," she beamed. "The key is to make sure I'm focused." Serena, at 17 a year younger than Venus but regarded by many as a potentially even bigger talent, said she was virtually untroubled Monday by the elbow injury which forced her to withdraw from the quarter-finals in Berlin. But she conceded that Courtois had given her a hard time in the opening set. "She came out playing really strong but I was focused and confident in the second set. In the next match I'll be warmed up and playing a lot better." Venus, who at 1m86 (6ft 3ins) and 77kg is an imposing sight, has four tournament wins already this year for a career total of seven, while Serena picked up her first two honours in winning the Paris Indoor and Indian Wells. Neither, however, has yet won a Grand Slam. The two made history on February 28 when Venus won in Oklahoma City while Serena triumphed in Paris - the first time that sisters had won separate events on different continents on the same day. The combative pair also faced each other in the Lipton final at Key Biscayne, with Venus winning through in three tough sets.  