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Thanks to his next opponent's withdrawal, Japan's Kei Nishikori is the first player to advance to the second week of the French Open — and he gets plenty of extra time for rest and preparation.
The fifth-seeded Nishikori was supposed to play Benjamin Becker in the third round on Friday, but Becker pulled out of the tournament Thursday because of a muscle tear in his right shoulder.
"Very sorry to hear about Benjamin being injured," Nishikori tweeted here: https://twitter.com/keinishikori/status/603873170160943104 .
That puts Nishikori in the fourth round at Roland Garros for the second time.