Paris - Sixth seed David Ferrer reached the second round at Roland Garros on Tuesday, beating Slovakia's Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
Ferrer, a potential quarter-final rival for British fourth seed Andy Murray, will next meet either Albert Ramos of Spain or France's Benoit Paire.
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