NEWPORT, R.I.(AP) Prakash Amritraj of India and Taylor Dent of the United States have won their opening matches at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
Amritraj, the runner-up last year, beat Danai Udomchoke of Thailand, 6-1, 6-4 on Monday and Dent, the 2002 Newport champ, rolled past Brazil's Marcos Daniel, 6-2, 6-1.
In other first-round action, American Brendan Evans ousted No. 4-seeded German Benjamin Becker 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5, when Becker doubled-faulted on the final point. Jesse Levine beat fellow-American Chris Guccione, 7-6 (2) 7-6 (2) and German Daniel Brands beat American Vince Spadea, 6-0, 6-4.
Top-seeded Mardy Fish withdrew after replacing Andy Roddick on the United States Davis Cup team.