Spain's second seed Nadal beat Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic 6-4 6-4, while Argentina's Nalbandian, seeded four, beat USA's JustinGimelstob 6-4 6-4.
"Thank you to the French Open for continuing the acknowledgment of the players contribution to their events success, " JustinGimelstob, a player representative on the ATP Tour board, posted on Twitter.