Kei Nishikori books second round spot in Paris

ByReuters

Updated 24/05/2015 at 20:53 GMT

Japanese fifth seed Kei Nishikori avoided a first-round mishap against local favourite Paul-Henri Mathieu to advance on the first day of the French Open with a 6-3 7-5 6-1 victory on Sunday.

Kei Nishikori celebrates after defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu

Image credit: Reuters

Nishikori, who won the claycourt Barcelona Open last month, struggled early on but he was eventually too quick for the world number 123.

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Mathieu, who had proved in the past in tight matches against Roger Federer and nine-times Roland Garros champion Rafa Nadal he could be a tough nut to crack, went a break up in the second set but that was as close as he got to causing an upset.

Nishikori will next face either Australian Marinko Matosevic or Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci.

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