Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts during his singles second round match against Argentina's Guido Pella in Paris yesterday. Pic/AFP

Rafael Nadal stormed into the French Open third round yesterday as he continued his bid for an 11th title by sweeping aside Argentinian Guido Pella 6-2, 6-1, 6-1. The top-seed had struggled past lucky loser Simone Bolelli in the first round, but was back to his best as he raced through the last two sets in just 65 minutes.

Nadal will next face home favourite and his old junior rival Richard Gasquet, whom he has beaten 15 times from as many meetings in professional tennis. "I'm very happy, I played more aggressive than in the first round, so I'm very happy with that," said Nadal.