No mishap as Nishikori books second-round spot in Paris


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 25 May 2015

PARIS (Reuters) - 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.

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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