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Nishikori beats wildcard Janvier in Roland Garros first round
9 years agoJapan's Kei Nishikori plays a forehand return to France's Maxime Janvier during their men's singles first round match on day one of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 27, 2018.CHRISTOPHE SIMON / AFP
Japan's Kei Nishikori saw off the challenge of French youngster Maxime Janvier to book his spot in the second round at Roland Garros on Sunday.The 19th seed had to work hard to get past the plucky 21-year-old wildcard, but was always the stronger player in a 7-6 (7/0), 6-4, 6-3 victory on Court One.