The German Kohlschreiber posted an efficient 6-2, 6-3 win over Spain's Inigo Cervantes-Huegun in 63 minutes to get to the second round. Kohlschreiber dropped serve just once and lost 13 points over nine service games.
Cervantes-Huegun was placed in the tournament field when Argentine David Nalbandian withdrew because of an abdominal strain.
In other matches Tuesday involving seeded players, No. 7 Argentine Juan Monaco blitzed countryman Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 6-0, also in 63 minutes, and eighth-seeded Spanish player Albert Montanes stopped Australian James Lemke 6-1, 7-5 in 62 minutes.
Other first-round results had German Simon Gruel beating Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 6-3; American John Isner topping Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2; Swiss Michael Lammer getting by Daniel Evans 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; Frenchman Marc Gicquel defeating Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-2; France's Sebastien Grosjean stopping Florian Mayer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; and Arnaud Clement, another French player, advancing 7-5, 6-4 over Jeremy Chardy.
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