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Rafael Nadal returns the ball between his legs to Facundo Bagnis during their second-round match at the French Open on Thursday in Paris. Photo: IC
World No.1 Novak Djokovic and nine-time champion Rafael Nadal racked up personal Grand Slam milestones on Thursday as they moved into the French Open third round.


Top seed Djokovic Cheap Alvaro Morata Jersey , looking for a -Roland Garros title to complete a career Grand Slam, claimed his 50th win at the tournament by seeing off Belgian -qualifier Steve Darcis 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.


It was the Serb's third win in three -career meetings with Darcis, a player nicknamed "Shark" who dumped Nadal out of Wimbledon in 2013.


But it was a far from a smooth display from the 11-time major winner and three-time French Open runner-up who committed 42 unforced errors.


"He plays with a lot of speed, is good from the baseline and it was not easy for me to play the points the way I wanted," Djokovic said of 32-year-old Darcis.


"He has a lot of talent and it was tough. I am happy to have won in three sets."


Djokovic next takes on Britain's -Slovenian-born Aljaz Bedene who reached the third round of a major for the first time with a 7-6 (74), 6-3 Wholesale Chelsea FC Jerseys , 4-6, 5-7, 6-2 win over Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.


Nine-time champion Nadal became just the eighth man to rack up 200 Grand Slam match wins as he saw off Argentina's world number 99 - and fellow left-hander - Facundo Bagnis 6-3, 6-0, 6-3.


Nadal, 29, dropped the first two games against Bagnis but then won 18 of the next 22 to ease into a last-32 clash against Spanish compatriot Marcel Granollers.


"The most important thing is a victory in the second round more than the 200 victories," said Nadal Wholesale Chelsea Jerseys , who now has a 72-2 win-loss record at Roland Garros and only dropped three games in his opening victory over Sam Groth of Australia.


Roger Federer, missing from the French Open this year, tops the all-time list of Grand Slam matches won on 302.


Djokovic is sixth on the list with 216 after his win on Thursday.


Also reaching the third round on Thursday were 2010 semifinalist Tomas Berdych, the seventh seeded Czech, who defeated Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 6-1, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.


Latvia's Ernests Gulbis Cheap Chelsea FC Jerseys , who beat Federer on his way to the semifinals in 2014, made the last-32 with a 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 win over Portugal's 26th seed Joao Sousa.


But going out was Australian 20th seed Bernard Tomic, beaten 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (74), 7-6 (86) by Croatian 19-year-old Borna Coric.


Serbian 14th seed Ana Ivanovic Cheap Chelsea Jerseys , the 2008 winner, defeated Japan's Kurumi Nara 7-5, 6-1.


Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens followed up her first-round win over Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber by beating Camila Giorgi of Italy 6-4, 6-1.


Swiss eighth seed Timea Bacsinszky, a semifinalist last year, defeated Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-4, 6-4.


ABIDJAN, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Gunmen raided three hotels in southern Cote d'Ivoire's seaside resort town of Grand-Bassam on Sunday Cheap Willy Caballero Jersey , killing at least 16 people.


"The terrorists managed to kill 14 civilians and we lost two officers from the special forces," Cote d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara said while visiting the scene of the attack after chairing a crisis meeting.


The Interior Ministry said the six "heavily-armed" assailants were "neutralized" by security forces.


However one witness told Xinhua he saw at least seven assailants, most of them wearing army uniform. "They shouted 'Allahu Akbar' (God is the greatest) and started shooting in all directions."


Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed responsibility.


Grand-Bassam, a UNESCO World Heritage site located some 30 km southeast of the commercial capital Abidjan, is popular with both locals and foreigners.


A police officer told journalists "the death toll was high."


Some eyewitnesses, who spoke to Xinhua, claimed they saw "numerous bodies" scattered all over the beach.


The dead included a French national, French authorities have confirmed.


French President Francois Hollande condemned the attack on the former French colony.


"France will provide both logistical and intelligence assistance to Cote d'Ivoire to apprehend the attackers Cheap Willian Jersey ," Hollande said.


France has set up hotlines in France and Abidjan for its citizens seeking assistance, and further issued a security advisory for the French community in Cote d'Ivoire.


Cote d'Ivoire's special forces, supported by French forces, have been deployed to the beach resort. They have seized several grenades as well as other weapons.


President Ouattara said the attack was "a heinous act that will not be accepted."


He asked the country's security forces to apprehend "any remaining assailants".


About 18,000 French citizens are living in Cote d'Ivoire, according to French Foreign Minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault.


AQIM, an Islamist group which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and establish an Islamic state Cheap Victor Moses Jersey , has declared it will attack European and American targets.


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France and the U.S. have recently warned of possible terror attacks targeting Western interests in Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal.