Nikolay Davydenko of Russia broke Colombian qualifier Alejandro Falla five times on Monday to win 6-2 6-1 in the opening round of the Valencia Open.
Tomas Berdych fired eight aces to beat Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 6-3 6-4 in the hard-court tournament at the City of Arts and Sciences. The Czech also saved all four breakpoint chances.
Albert Montanes defeated qualifier Roberto Bautista-Agut 6-1 3-6 6-4 in an all-Spanish match, and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain beat Simon Greul of Germany 7-5 6-2.
The tournament was played on clay in the previous 14 editions.