Eastbourne, England, June 19 : Marcos Baghdatis beat eighth-seeded Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Aegon International on Monday.
The Cypriot led 3-0 and lost only four points in the final three games of the opening set in the grass-court Wimbledon warm-up. He won the first four games of the second set and didn't face a break point all match.
Ryan Harrison of the United States edged out Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (6).
In the women's event, eighth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia downed Britain's Anne Keothavong 6-2, 6-3, and Canada's Alexandra Wozniak outlasted Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5).
Tamira Paszek of Austria beat New Zealand's Marina Erakovic 7-5, 6-1, and Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa defeated Germany's Mona Barthel 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.