No. 3 Mario "Baby Goran" Ancic was the lone seed in action Monday at the ATP stop in 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, and faced down an unexpected challenge from No. 440-ranked Pakistan qualifier Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi in a 7-6(3), 6-7(0), 7-5 win.
"I expected a very tough match because I know Qureshi is a great grasscourt player," Ancic said. "I think (he) played extremely well. He served an unbelievable serve and volley game...You're much more used to guys playing from the back, but he did it extremely well."
Unseeded players into the second round Monday were France's
Julien Benneteau (d. (Q) Sirianni), Dutch wildcard
Raemon Sluiter (d. Vik from a set down), Czech
Jan Hernych (d. (Q) Ledovskikh, bagel in the first), and Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee (d. Clement).
Highlights of Tuesday play are (1) Davydenko vs. Kohlschreiber, (2) Robredo vs. (Q) Cilic, and Fabrice "The Magician" Santoro vs. (5) Ginepri.
