"Good start of course" - Nadal happy about Roland Garros opener

Rafael Nadal eased his way past Jordan Thompson 6-2 6-2 6-2 and it was a good start for Nadal who was happy about Roland Garros round one win.

The win gave Nadal 299 wins at grand slams which is an incredible number but it's no wonder as he won 21 one them. Speaking after the match, Nadal said:

"It is a good start, of course. I played good for a while, then [there were] things that I could do better and I need to do better. But it is a positive start, and that's given me a chance to have one more day of practice tomorrow and then another chance after tomorrow."

Speaking about the match itself, Nadal broke it down this year:

"The match started well for me. Immediately I had breaks so [it] was more or less a solid match from my side. When he's serving well, then things become more difficult. He has good legs and can be fast and can be dangerous. But here with such a big court and playing on clay you have more chances against a player like him that can produce great points and great shots, but at the same time, he [can make] mistakes too. On clay that's difficult."

Nadal will face Corentin Moutet next as the native player dumped out Stan Wawrinka. It will be a worthy match as Nadal searches for grand slam win 300 at the French Open.