<p>The 2009 French Open finalist had been beaten in first round at Chennai and the Australian Open. “To win really feels good,” said the Swede after Monday’s win. “I beat some good players last year but I didn’t start well. But the season has only just begun.”<br /><br />The number eight managed 26 aces in a match that lasted one hour, 46 minutes. “The first match of the week is always the most difficult for me,” said Soderling. “My game got better and better. I know I can play a lot better. I’m satisfied with the win but not really with my form.”<br /><br />Soderling lost on a break in the first set but cranked up his game to stage the recovery.<br />Florian Meyer completed a German hat-trick against Janko Tipsarevic as he knocked the Serb out 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (8-6).<br /><br />Tipsarevic has now gone down to Germans in his last three matches, beginning with Tommy Haas in the Australian Open second round and followed by a first-round exit six days ago in Zagreb against eventual finalist Michael Berrer.<br /><br />Italian Andreas Seppi put out Swiss Stephane Bohli 6-1, 7-5 in just under 90 minutes.<br /><br />Prakash crashes out<br /><br />At the ATP Challenger event in Bergamo, Italy, Prakash Amritraj went down fighting 5-7, 6-1, 5-7 to local wild card Marco Crugnola in the opening round.<br /><br />Oudin through<br /><br />American Melanie Oudin continued her Fed Cup form as she cruised past Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 6-0 in the Paris Open first round. <br /><br />In other matches Andrea Petkovic of Germany defeated Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 7-5, 6-2 while Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia crushed Czech Iveta Benesova 6-1, 6-0.</p>
<p>The 2009 French Open finalist had been beaten in first round at Chennai and the Australian Open. “To win really feels good,” said the Swede after Monday’s win. “I beat some good players last year but I didn’t start well. But the season has only just begun.”<br /><br />The number eight managed 26 aces in a match that lasted one hour, 46 minutes. “The first match of the week is always the most difficult for me,” said Soderling. “My game got better and better. I know I can play a lot better. I’m satisfied with the win but not really with my form.”<br /><br />Soderling lost on a break in the first set but cranked up his game to stage the recovery.<br />Florian Meyer completed a German hat-trick against Janko Tipsarevic as he knocked the Serb out 6-3, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (8-6).<br /><br />Tipsarevic has now gone down to Germans in his last three matches, beginning with Tommy Haas in the Australian Open second round and followed by a first-round exit six days ago in Zagreb against eventual finalist Michael Berrer.<br /><br />Italian Andreas Seppi put out Swiss Stephane Bohli 6-1, 7-5 in just under 90 minutes.<br /><br />Prakash crashes out<br /><br />At the ATP Challenger event in Bergamo, Italy, Prakash Amritraj went down fighting 5-7, 6-1, 5-7 to local wild card Marco Crugnola in the opening round.<br /><br />Oudin through<br /><br />American Melanie Oudin continued her Fed Cup form as she cruised past Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 6-0 in the Paris Open first round. <br /><br />In other matches Andrea Petkovic of Germany defeated Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 7-5, 6-2 while Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia crushed Czech Iveta Benesova 6-1, 6-0.</p>