Montanes eases into second round at Brasil Open

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02/08/2010 - Costa do Sauipe, Brazil (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded Albert Montanes was a first-round winner at the $500,000 Brasil Open on Monday.

The Spaniard needed just under 1 1/2 hours to dispose of German Simon Greul 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) on the red clay at Costa do Sauipe-Salvador.

In other opening-round action on Day 1, Daniel Gimeno-Traver handled fellow Spaniard Santiago Ventura 7-6 (9-7), 6-1 and Ricardo Mello of Brazil defeated Italy's Paolo Lorenzi 6-2, 7-5.

This week's top seed is former world No. 1 and former French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain. The field also features last week's surprise Santiago champion Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil.

The 2010 Brasil Open titlist will pocket $75,700.

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