Japan's Kei Nishikori advanced to the third round of the Paris Masters with a straight-sets win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday.

World No. 11 Nishikori, who received a first-round bye, completed the 7-5, 6-4 victory over 46th-ranked Mannarino on center court in 1 hour, 27 minutes.

"I'm glad to be back at this tournament," said the 28-year-old Nishikori, who fell to South African Kevin Anderson in Sunday's final of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna.

"(Mannarino) was a difficult opponent. I was pleased with my play in the second set. I was playing him for the first time, so I had trouble reading his serve and couldn't return the way I expected."

"This could be my last tournament of the year, and I want to finish up without any regrets."

Nishikori could be set for a rematch with Anderson in the third round at the Palais Omnisports.

He will face the winner of the second-round match between the South African world No. 6 and 22nd-ranked Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia.