An impressive Nishikori races into third round in Paris

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns the ball. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - Japan's Kei Nishikori maintained his impressive clay-court form to outclass Russian Andrey Kuznetsov 6-3 6-3 6-3 in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday.

The fifth seed, a quarter-finalist at Roland Garros last year, had too much in his armoury for 40th-ranked Kuznetsov on a sun-bathed Court One, although he made a slow start.