The 14 time French open winner, Nadal is using Bastad open to train himself for the Olympics, where the tennis will be played at Roland Garros.

This innovative qualifying event, slated to take place from October 16-25 in Tokyo, will also extend this opportunity to other aspiring players across Asia.

Star Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty and Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand also progressed to the second round of French Open.