Paris - Japan's fifth seed Kei Nishikori reached the French Open second round on Monday with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-3 win over Simone Bolelli of Italy.
Nishikori goes on to face Russia's Andrey Kuznetsov after finishing off a first-round tie which had been suspended overnight with him leading 2-1 in the third set.
It was a 50th career Grand Slam match win for Nishikori who made the quarter-finals in Paris in 2015.