Top-seeded
Gaston Gaudio, who had the second-best claycourt record in 2005 behind French Open winner
Rafael Nadal, picked up where he left off in his first round at the ATP dirt stop in Vina del Mar with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Chilean wildcard Felipe Parada.
Other seeded winners on the day were (5)
Nicolas Massu (d. Daniel) and (6) Al Montanes (d. Monaco), both in straight sets.
Qualifiers were 2-0 on the day with winners
Carlos Cuadrado of Spain (d. Behrend, bagel in the second) and Argentine Gustavo Marcaccio (d. Horna in three), joined in the second round by unseeded winners
Juan Martin Del Potro (d. Portas), Spanish lucky loser
Daniel Gimeno-Traver (d. (4) Calleri from a set down), and Chilean wildcard
Jorge Aguilar (d. (WC) Hormazabal).
Scheduled for Tuesday on the dirt are Di Mauro vs. Garcia, Almagro vs. Ramirez Hidalgo in an all-Spanish, Armando vs. Marin, Capdeville vs. Ventura, Acasuso vs. Navarro Pastor, Berlocq vs. Friedl, Pashanski vs. Saretta, and Mazarakis vs. Gonzalez.
