Richard Gasquet has powered into the second round of the French Open thanks to a straight-sets victory over Germain Gigounon.
The 20th seed had to claw back two breaks at the start of the opening set, but he fought back in style before coming through 6-3.
World number 209 Gigounon offered similar resistance in the second, though Gasquet was able to break late on before dispatching of the Belgian 6-4 in clinical fashion.
With a comfortable two-set lead under his belt, Gasquet turned the screw in the third, coasting past Gigounon 6-3 6-4 6-0 to reach the next round.
