Kei Nishikori seals progress at rain-hit Roland Garros

Updated 23/05/2016 at 16:57 GMT

Kei Nishikori was a 6-1 7-5 6-3 winner in the first round over Simone Bolelli in a match that ran over two days in Paris due to rain.

Kei Nishikori, lors du 1er tour de Roland-Garros, le 22 mai 2016.

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Japan's fifth seed hit 30 winners to complete a 50th win at a Grand Slam event in a match that started out on Sunday.

He remains on course to beat his best showing at the French Open, a quarter-final appearance at Roland Garros two years ago and will hope to emulate the level of form that forced Novak Djokovic to three hours before losing an epic semi-final over three sets in the Rome Masters semi-finals.

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Nishikori has won two titles on the clay of Barcelona and faces world number 40 Andrey Kuznetsov in the second round.

Kuznetsov enjoyed a 6-2 6-2 6-4 victory against Benjamin Becker on Sunday.

Nishikori was forced to retire from his previous meeting with Kuznetsov on the grass of Eastbourne six years ago.

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