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Patna : World No 5 Grigor Dimitrov, 26, Bulgaria, World No 11 in ATP rankings Pablo Carreno Busta, 26, Spain, World No 16 Lucas Pouilli, 24, France, and World No 21 Kei Nishikori, 28, Japan, entered the second round of the second Grand Slam tournament of the year, French Open, on May 27, 2018. The clay court event kicstarted on May 27.
Dimitrov, the 4th seed, defeated World No 182 Mohamed Safwat, 27, Egypt, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6, on Philippe -Chartrier court at Roland Garros in the first round. World No 11 Busta beat World No 147 Jozef Kovalik, 25, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 in the first round while Lucas Pouilli beat World No 53 Danill Medvedev, 22, Russia, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. Nishikori, the 19th seed, beat World No 304 Maxime Janvier, 21, France, 7-6, 6-4, 6-3 to enter the second round.