STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Fifth-seeded Juan Monaco beat wild card
Ervin Eleskovic 6-3, 6-3 Sunday in the first-round match at the
Stockholm Open.
Monaco, an Argentine clay court specialist, will meet the winner
between Oscar Hernandez of Spain and a yet determined qualifier in
the second round.
The 20-year-old Eleskovic has never won a match on the ATP Tour.
It was the fourth straight year the Stockholm organizers gave him a
wild card.
James Blake, the two-time defending champion, will face Swedish
veteran Jonas Bjorkman in the first round on Monday or Tuesday.
The tournament, one of the oldest indoors on the ATP Tour, is
being played for the 39th year on hardcourt carpet at the Royal
Tennis Hall.