Tennis-Holder Djokovic eases past Nishioka into round two of French Open

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 23, 2022 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his first round match against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka REUTERS/Yves Herman

PARIS (Reuters) -World number one and holder Novak Djokovic cruised past Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-1 6-0 on Monday to advance to the French Open second round in a comfortable start to his quest for a record-equalling 21st Grand Slam.

The Serb, who turned 35 on Sunday, needed less than two hours to beat the Japanese world number 99 in his first Grand Slam this year after missing the Australian Open.