PARIS: Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal breezed into the French Open third round on Thursday with a comfortable 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 win over fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro.

Sixth seed Nadal will face either Austria's Jurgen Melzer or Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia for a place in the last 16.

The victory was Nadal's 13th win over Almagro in 14 meetings.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2015