Ronnie O'Sullivan whitewash secures second round for the Rocket at the English Open

Updated 11/10/2016 at 20:05 GMT

Fresh from his European Masters defeat on Sunday, Ronnie O'Sullivan bounced back in sensational form to secure a place in the second round of the English Open.

Ronnie O'Sullivan in action

Image credit: Reuters

O'Sullivan won the opening frame of his match against compatriot Jimmy Robertson, breaking just shy of a century with 97, before taking his second frame by a slightly less commanding 70-42.

Watch this event on Eurosport Player

But Ronnie the Rocket made light work of the third to score 63-2.

English Open

English Open champion Liang Wenbo rises to 12th in rankings

18/10/2016 at 15:47

The former world no.1 ended on a high, breaking with 66 to win his fourth and final frame 90-25 to whitewash his opponent.

O'Sullivan hits final break to beat Robertson in 45 minutes

Meanwhile, O'Sullivan's Masters adversary Trump was on fine form to make light work of Irishman Ken Doherty in his first round match on Tuesday.

Trump took a convincing lead over Doherty breaking with 71 to win the first frame and the world No 3 stormed ahead by three frames, after a second-frame break of 64 and third-frame run of 56.

However, it was Doherty who recorded the highest break of the match picking up 75 to get a foot back in the game in the fourth frame, winning 75-8.