DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP)āThird-seeded Xavier Malisse of Belgium defeated Alejandro Falla 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Unicef Open and will face Dutch wild card Jesse Huta Galung.
Malisse, a semifinalist at the grass-court tournament last year, broke the Colombian three times in the first set and twice in the second.
Huta Galung beat Julian Reister of Germany 6-2, 3-6, 7-5. The Dutchman said he was āable to move up a gearā after a scrappy first two sets.
Also, fifth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen beat Maximo Gonzalez 7-5, 6-1.