Men's round-up: David Ferrer eases into second round

Seventh seed Ferrer, runner-up to Nadal two years ago, needed little more than an hour to thrash Slovakian Lukas Lacko 6-1 6-3 6-1, about the same time US Open champion Marin Cilic required to hammer Dutchman Robin Haase 6-2 6-4 6-2.

At 33, seventh seed Ferrer is running out of time to embellish his admirable career with a major title but if he never does, it will not be for the want of trying.

The 2013 runner-up racked up his 37th career win at Roland Garros, second only among Spaniards, to the 66 Nadal has earned in a decade of unprecedented dominance at the claycourt slam.

Ferrer lost his opening service game but was untroubled thereafter as he swept past the world number 94.

Jack Sock (US) beat 10-Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 7-6(7) 6-2 6-3

Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) beat Illya Marchenko (Ukraine) 4-6 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-2

1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) 6-2 7-5 6-2

Andrea Arnaboldi (Italy) beat James Duckworth (Australia) 4-6 6-7(5) 7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-0

Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) 6-3 2-6 6-4 7-6(6)

16-John Isner (U.S.) beat Andreas Seppi (Italy) 7-5 6-2 6-3

20-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Germain Gigounon (Belgium) 6-3 6-4 6-0

6-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Quentin Halys (France) 6-3 6-3 6-4

Jeremy Chardy (France) beat Michael Berrer (Germany) 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

15-Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Tim Smyczek (U.S.) 6-4 6-4 6-2

23-Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) beat Jiri Vesely (Czech Republic) 3-6 7-6(6) 6-3 5-7 6-2

Lu Yen-Hsun (Taiwan) beat Blaz Kavcic (Slovenia) 6-7(4) 6-1 6-1 7-5

Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) beat Maxime Hamou (France) 6-7(4) 6-3 6-4 6-4

Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Spain) beat Joao Souza (Brazil) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4

Joao Sousa (Portugal) beat Vasek Pospisil (Canada) 6-3 7-6(5) 6-1

9-Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Robin Haase (Netherlands) 6-2 6-4 6-2

7-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 6-1 6-3 6-1