It will take more than a win over an 18-year-old Frenchman who has never won a match at the ATP level in order for Rafael Nadal to restore complete confidence in his game. Still, he could not have asked for a much better start to his 2015 French Open campaign.

Nadal rolled over wild card Quentin Halys 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 during first-round action on Tuesday afternoon. The nine-time champion committed a mere 13 unforced errors, doubled that count with 26 winners, and got the job done after one hour and 50 minutes.

The only time he dropped serve came when he was already enjoying a double-break advantage at 4-1 in the first set. Halys made a push to get within 3-4, but Nadal held for 5-3 then broke again in the ninth game to put away the opening frame.

Nadal-Halys highlights:

“After the first three games, when I started a…