In the first round, Nadal lost the first set against the hard-hitting Daniel Brands.

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Tsonga's win could hardly have been in greater contrast to Sunday's epic five-set first-round success against Daniel Brands.

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French eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came through a titanic battle with unfancied German Daniel Brands on Court Phillippe Chatrier.

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Del Potro outclassed World No.97 Daniel Brands 6-4 6-2 while Berdych overpowered Russian wild card Dmitry Tursunov 6-3 6-2 in just over an hour.

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The Croatian will next play another German, Simon Greul, whose fourth-seeded compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber also progressed into round two by beating Daniel Brands 6-4 6-4.

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"I cannot play third after men's and girls when my possible opponent plays second after girls, " Nadal, who lost the first set of his opener to Daniel Brands, said.

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Nadal will open proceedings against Germany's Daniel Brands, but a potential third round match would pit him against Lukas Rosol, who shocked him at last year's Wimbledon ahead of his lengthy injury layoff.

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Brands (Taco Bell, KFC) and Brown-Forman (the spirits company behind Jack Daniel's and Woodford Reserve), have fifth-floor "Finish Line" suites.

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