Argentine
David Nalbandian is the lone Top 10 player this week at the Copa Telmex in
Buenos Aires, where No. 2 seed
Juan Monaco of Argentina is the defending champion.
Also seeded are former No. 1
Carlos Moya,
Juan Ignacio Chela, last week's Brasil Open champ
Nicolas Almagro,
Igor Andreev,
Potito Starace, and
Filippo Volandri.
Wildcards for the event went to Argentines
Mariano Zabaleta,
Eduardo Schwank, and
Maximo Gonzalez.
Moya faces a tough opener against homecountry favorite
Jose Acasuso. Monaco will face fellow Argentine
Agustin Calleri in his opener.
In last year's final Monaco lost only three games to surprise finalist Alessio di Mauro of Italy.