NOTTINGHAM, England -- Two-time champion Jonas Bjorkman
reached the second round of the Nottingham Open, beating Pakistani
qualifier Aisam Qureshi 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Monday.
Bjorkman, seeded third, won this grass-court Wimbledon warmup in
1998 and 2002. The Swede next plays countryman Robin Soderling, who
downed Spain's David Ferrer 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-2.
Jan-Michael Gambill advanced by defeating South Africa's Wesley
Moodie 6-4, 6-2. The American faces a second-round match against
seventh-seeded Moroccan Hicham Arazi, who won 6-3, 6-3 against Lee
Childs of Britain.
Another American, fifth-seeded Vince Spadea, beat Frenchman
Gregory Carraz 6-3, 7-5. South Africa's Wayne Ferreira was a 4-6,
6-4, 7-6 (5) winner against Spaniard Alberto Martin.
Defending champion Greg Rusedski opens Tuesday against Karol
Kucera, with top-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan facing Gilles Elseneer.
Second-seeded Mardy Fish withdrew, citing a recurring hip
injury. The American lost 6-0, 6-3 to Roger Federer in Sunday's
final in Halle, Germany. His place in the Nottingham draw was taken
by Germany's Sebastian Fitz.