By Toby Davis PARIS (Reuters) - After moving into the third round of the French Open with minimal effort, Novak Djokovic was not going to complain about the extended grand slam seeding system that delivered a hopelessly one-sided mismatch on Thursday. Yet as the world number one's credentials were given the lightest of examinations in a 6-2 6-0 6-2 win over Argentina's Guido Pella, the world number 101, there were question marks about how much entertainment was being served up.

Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic, who are seeded to meet in the semi-finals, aim to bring that showdown a little closer on Thursday. Nadal, bidding to become the first man to win the same major eight times, faces Slovakia's Martin Klizan for a place in the last 32. Nadal, the third seed and 11-time Grand Slam winner, was given a major fright in the first round against Daniel Brands.

Paris, May 28 (EFE).- Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Belgium's David Goffin 7-6 (5), 6-4, 7-5 Tuesday in the first round of the French Open. Djokovic was pushed hard in a match that went two hours and 13 minutes. The 26-year-old Djokovic was unable to break Goffin in the first set and did not get a break until the start of the second set, but the Belgian then broke back and pushed the score to 4-4. Djokovic, who is seeking his first French Open title, got back on track and won.

Composed on court and dating Maria Sharapova off it, Grigor Dimitrov lived up to his billing by confidently predicting French Open victory on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Bulgarian, dubbed 'Baby Federer' due to the high expectations of him, beat the rain to make the second round at Roland Garros with world number one Novak Djokovic a potential third round rival. But Dimitrov, who has yet to get beyond the last 64 of a major, is already looking beyond a possible clash with the top seeded Serb, who he defeated at the Rome Masters in the run-up to Paris.