Nikolay Davydenko made a defense begins to win the Qatar Open title and winning 6-1 6-4 on Monday, Italian Fabio Fognini.
Davydenko is the fourth seed of the prestigious ATP opening race of the season, where the attractions are the world's top two players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who begin their campaign later this week.
Russia, in hopes of returning to top form after an injury ruined his 2010 season, needed just over an hour to send Fognini.
He struck twice in the sample of Doha Federer and Nadal on the way the Spanish title last season.
But statistics tell a triumph for Federer or Nadal on Saturday. Were the two top seeds in 66 tournaments, either going to win the title 44 times.
Third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was also a straight sets winner of the tournament debut of $ 1,024,000.
The French blew up 10 aces when breezed past Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-2, 6-0.
Tsonga has dropped to just eight points on service and converted five of nine break point opportunities to open his account in 2011 in some style.
Seventh seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain opened a 7-6 with a 6-1 win against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan for a little over 90 minutes.
The Chennai Open, it was a shock defeat to the defending champion Croatia's Marin Cilic.
Cilic was shocked by Japan's Kei Nishikori 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the first round, he offered a hat-trick of Indian names in the tournament.
Davydenko is the fourth seed of the prestigious ATP opening race of the season, where the attractions are the world's top two players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who begin their campaign later this week.
Russia, in hopes of returning to top form after an injury ruined his 2010 season, needed just over an hour to send Fognini.
He struck twice in the sample of Doha Federer and Nadal on the way the Spanish title last season.
But statistics tell a triumph for Federer or Nadal on Saturday. Were the two top seeds in 66 tournaments, either going to win the title 44 times.
Third seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was also a straight sets winner of the tournament debut of $ 1,024,000.
The French blew up 10 aces when breezed past Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-2, 6-0.
Tsonga has dropped to just eight points on service and converted five of nine break point opportunities to open his account in 2011 in some style.
Seventh seed Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain opened a 7-6 with a 6-1 win against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan for a little over 90 minutes.
The Chennai Open, it was a shock defeat to the defending champion Croatia's Marin Cilic.
Cilic was shocked by Japan's Kei Nishikori 4-6 7-6 6-2 in the first round, he offered a hat-trick of Indian names in the tournament.

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