Top seed
Rafael Nadal joined fellow Spaniard Feliciano "F-Lo" Lopez in the second round in Stockholm with a 6-4, 6-2 beat-down over Dutchman
Raemon Sluiter Tuesday.
"I feel good indoors," Nadal told ESPN.com news services. "I don't feel that rusty, I've been training really hard at home in Mallorca to prepare myself for the end of this season."
Nadal's compatriot Lopez won his first ATP-level match since the US Open at the expense of
Juan Monaco's retirement early in the first set. Monaco pulled out of the match when trailing 1-2 citing a right knee injury.
Home favorite and Wimbledon semifinalist
Jonas Bjorkman thrilled the locals with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Peter Wessels. Bjorkman now faces countryman
Robin Soderling in the second round.
Swedish wildcard
Andreas Vinciguerra, returning from a long-term injury, overcame French qualifier
Nicolas Devilder 6-4, 6-1 for his first ATP win on the year.
Also, Frenchman
Marc Gicquel dismissed Brit
Jonathan Marray in two tight sets, 6-4, 7-6(3). Belgian
Kristof Vliegen also defeated
Nicolas Massu 6-2, 6-4.
