RIO DE JANEIRO: Rafael Nadal's first tennis tournament in 2½ months is going exactly to plan.
The 14-time Grand Slam champion and 2008 Olympic gold medalist is into the third round at the Rio Games after beating Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday.
Spain's Nadal had been sidelined since May, when he withdrew from the French Open because of an injured tendon sheath in his left wrist.
He has lost nine games through two matches in singles in Brazil, and is scheduled to play in the third round of men's doubles later Tuesday.
Nadal also is entered in mixed doubles with Garbine Muguruza, the French Open champion who lost in singles Tuesday to Puerto Rico's Monica Puig 6-1, 6-1.