Nadal flawless against Gasquet

After a brief excursion out to Court-Suzanne-Lenglen for his previous assignment, Nadal was immediately at home back on the Grand Slam centre stage he knows best. With full sun now bursting across every inch of Chatrier, he never showed the remotest signs of sympathy against a local favourite early on, a fellow 31-year-old, whom he held an imposing 15-0 record against.