KITZBUEHEL, Austria(AP) Third-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania beat Nicolas Lapentti of Ecuador 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 Monday in the first round of the Austrian Open.
Hanescu broke four times and will play Marcel Granollers of Spain, who defeated Teimuraz Gabahsvili of Russia 7-6 (11), 6-3.
In other matches, seventh-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain 6-2, 7-6 (7); German wild card Andreas Beck topped Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic 5-7, 6-3, 7-5; and Nicolas Massu of Chile beat Robin Vik of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-2.
The French Open warmup was initially scheduled for July but moved to May after the Hypo Group tournament in Poertschach, Austria, was dropped from the ATP Tour calendar.