Henman Wins Opener, Cilic Thrills at ATP Zagreb

An unseeded Brit and a wildcard Croatian advancing into the second round headlined the action on day one at the ATP stop in Zagreb, Croatia on Monday.

Britain's Tim Henman won an all-unseeded battle of veterans, defeating France's Arnaud Clement in straight sets, while homecountry wildcard Marin Cilic, who last year competed almost exclusively on the futures circuit, rode the crowd support to a three-set shocker over No. 7 seed Igor Andreev.

"Before the match, I only thought about trying not to go down immediately," said Cilic, last year's French Open junior champ. "I managed to do that and then just waited for my chance. I do not think Andreev underestimated me and I know this victory will travel the world."

Other winners Monday were No. 6 seed Jarkko Nieminen (d. Starace from a set down), and Serb 18-year-old Novak Djokovic (d. Vik).

On tap for Tuesday in Zagreb are (4) Stepanek vs. (Q) Cakl in an all-Czech, Wawrinka vs. (2) Ferrer, Seppi vs. (Q) Okun, (Q) Koubek vs. Minar, (5) Mario "Baby Goran" Ancic vs. Tursunov, Sanguinetti vs. (3) Gasquet, Bracciali vs. (Q) Bozoljac, and Hernych vs. Carlsen.