AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP)—Former champion Philipp Kohlschreiber took advantage of a late change in the draw to beat qualifier Inigo Cervantes-Huegun 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Heineken Open.
The fifth-seeded German was originally drawn to play former world No. 3 David Nalbandian but the Argentinian withdrew from the tournament Monday with an abdominal strain. Spain's Cervantes-Huegun, who had been beaten in the last round of qualifying, moved into the main draw as a lucky loser.
Former world No. 4 Sebastian Grosjean was also a beneficiary of Nalbandian's late withdrawal, inheriting Nalbandian's wild card and beating Germany's Florian Mayer 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round.