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Three-times champion Rafael Nadal made light of yet another rain interruption at Roland Garros to coast into the third round with a 6-4 6-0 6-1 victory over qualifier Nicolas Devilder on Friday.
Nadal, whose first-round match spanned two days because of the weather, was stretched by the sprightly Frenchman in the opening set but reeled off 13 straight games before cruising through in an hour and 54 minutes.
Nadal, who improved his Roland Garros record to 23-0, broke for a 4-2 lead in the opener but Devilder responded immediately with a break of his own.
The Spaniard sealed the first after 51 minutes on his second set point when Devilder netted a backhand serving at 4-5.
The second seed reeled off the next five games before the rain came and after a 90-minute break went on to book a place in round three against 26th seed and fellow left-hander Jarkko Nieminen of Finland.
