Hello and welcome to live updates of the 2019 French Open second round clash between Juan Martin Del Potro and Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka.

GAME, SET AND MATCH! - DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-2 NISHIOKA. It's all over. Del Potro overcomes a potential injury and his plucky Japanese opponent by breaking to love. It took three hours and 46 minutes but the big Argentine moves into round three.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 5-2 NISHIOKA. The two-time semi finalist here is closing in on round three. He's had to deal with a knee problem and his own dips at important moments, but he is now one game away from the win.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 4-2 NISHIOKA. Yoshihito is refusing to throw the towel in just yet. He conjures up a comfortable and rather important hold to stay within reach.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 4-1 NISHIOKA. The No.8 seed has made a real habit of making a meal of things today. He has chances to consolidate but allows Nishioka to jab away at him from deuce. Delpo then has to save a BP before finally coming through.

BREAK! - DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 3-1 NISHIOKA. Delpo takes control! The Argentine holds to 30 before chalking up triple break point on the return. Nishioka saves one but can't wriggle out of danger.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 1-1 NISHIOKA. All square and rather routine at the start of the decider after the contrasting emotions of the breaker.

SET! - DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7 NISHIOKA. That's rather poor from Delpo, but great credit to Nishioka who punches the air with delight after somehow taking the tie break 7-5. The Argentine's forehand went AWOL too often in that breaker and the Japanese got his reward for hanging tough.

TB LATEST: It's 3-3 at the change of ends.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-6 NISHIOKA. No dramas for Juan Martin. Into a tie break we go!

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 5-6 NISHIOKA. The Japanese makes rapid work his service game to secure the minimum of a tie break.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 5-5 NISHIOKA. The No.8 seed makes heavy weather of it, but drags himself level. The Argentine blew a simple overhead at 40-30 after having two bites at clinching an early conclusion to the game but refused to give Yoshihito any chances at deuce.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 4-5 NISHIOKA. Delpo will rue missed chances there. He sees two break points go begging as Nishioka shows superb spirit to somehow edge his nose back in front. The Japanese was under the cosh in that game.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 4-4 NISHIOKA. The serve and the serve plus one do the damage for Del Potro as he conjures up a much quicker service game of his own this time.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 3-4 NISHIOKA. The world No.72 doesn't let the frustration of failing to land a blow in that lengthy game on the Delpo serve dwell. He responds with a quick-fire hold to edge back in front as we enter the business end of the set.

DEL POTRO 5-7 6-4 6-2 3-3 NISHIOKA. What next in this topsy-turvy affair? Delpo looks in trouble at 0-30 but battles hard before being pressed to deuce. It's a war of attrition from there until the big Argentine finally puts a couple of points together to prevail.