Spanish second seed David Ferrer brushed aside compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Swedish Open on Tuesday.

Ferrer, the highest seed left in the claycourt tournament after Tommy Robredo’s surprise defeat by Luis Horna on Monday, needed just 58 minutes to beat Garcia-Lopez. He next faces Chilean Nicolas Massu.

The 25-year-old Ferrer, world ranked 15th, is chasing his fourth career title at the event in the south of Sweden.

The 2002 Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson became the first Swede through to the second round by beating another Spaniard, Oscar Hernandez, 6-4, 6-4.

Johansson, who has had little success on clay, needed five match points to set up a clash of former Grand Slam winners against Carlos Moya, the 1998 French Open champion.

Fourth seed Moya won the Swedish Open in 2002.
Johansson was joined in the second round later in the day by compatriots Robin Soderling and Jonas Bjorkman.

Argentine Mariano Zabaleta, a winner here in 2003 and 2004, was beaten by Russian qualifier Yuri Schukin 6-1, 1-6, 7-5.

Results:
Swiss Open, first round: Luis Horna (Per) bt 1-Tommy Robredo (Rus) 6-1, 1-6, 6-1;  2-David Ferrer (Spa) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) 6-2, 6-1; Thomas Johansson (Swe) bt Oscar Hernandez (Spain) 6-4, 6-4; Yuri Schukin (Rus) bt Mariano Zabaleta (Arg) 6-1, 1-6, 7-5; 7-Juan Monaco (Arg) bt Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 7-6(6), 3-6, 6-4; Kristof Vliegen (Bel) bt Gaston Gaudio (Arg) 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-4; 4-Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Jan Hernych (Cze) 7-6(0), 7-6(3); Carlos Moya (Spa) bt Ivan Navarro Poster (Spa) 6-2, 6-4.

Hall of Fame Championship, first round: 2-Vince Spadea (US) bt Justin Gimelstob (US) 6-4, 6-3 ; Wesley Moodie (RSA) bt Thiago Alves (Brazil) 6-3, 6-4; Roko Karanusic (Cro) bt 6-Teimuraz Gabashvili (Rus) 6-4, 6-3; Frank Dancevic (Can) bt Kevin Kim (US) 6-3, 6-3.