MOYÁ ALSO HAPPENS TO PREVAIL AFTER SECOND ROUND TO GABASHVILI

Rafa Nadal premiered the year with a comfortable victory over French Mathieu Montcourt in the tournament Madras endowed with 436,000 dollars, with the outcome from 6-2 and 6-4. Nadal beat in one hour and 36 minutes Montcourt , which currently occupies the post 123 in the world ranking.

The superiority of Nadal was indisputable both with the service, which won 59 percent of points played, and the rest, which scored the 58 percent of so many.

Spanish, ranking second in the world , after the Swiss Roger Federer , since July 2005, was also more accurate with the kick it reached 60 percent of initial services compared with 44 percent for his rival.

Nadal , which seeks Madras fourth title of her career, will face in the second round with the winner of the match between American Rajeev Ram and Russian Yuri Schukin .

Previously, Bartolome Salva Vidal companion double Nadal, who won his participation in the main table of the tournament Madras from the previous round, fell in their first match before the Austrian Werner Eschauer (7-6 (3), 5-7 and 6-4).

The Spanish complete their presence in the open after falling in the doubles alongside Nadal, on Monday in the first round.

In addition, the second favorite Madras, the Cypriot Baghdatis , was eliminated by the Dutch Robin Haase (6-3 and 6-4) and the eighth seed, French Marc Gicquel , by the Belgian Kristoff Vliegen (7-6 (5) and 6-4).

Moya also won

For his part, Carlos Moya also qualified for the second round in Madras (India) to defeat Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili by 6 - 4 and 6-1 in one hour and five minutes of the game.

Moya third seed in the tournament, will face second round with the winner of the match between Russian Alexander Kudryavtsev and Indian Prakash Amritraj .