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Day One of the Heineken Tennis Open brought plenty of action to Auckland's ASB Bank Tennis Centre.
Defending champion Jarkko Nieminen was knocked out of the tournament by Belgium's Olivier Rochus in straight sets 7-6 (7-3), 6-1.
David Ferrer won a war of attrition against former French Open champion, Argentine Gaston Gaudio, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 which took a tick under 2 1/2 hours.
Kristof Vliegen, Belgium's other player in Auckland, beat Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic 7-6(3) 6-0 and Gael Monfils lost 4-6 4-6 to Alberto Martin of Spain.
Spanish top seed Tommy Robredo put away fellow countryman Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-2 6-1.
