Dusseldorf (Germany), May 17: Germany's Rainer Schuettler and Chile's Fernando Gonzalez stole the show on the first day of the 2.1-million-euro ATP World Team Cup here today winning their first round matches in fine style.
Hosts Germany are one of the few nations to field a full-strength quartet and Schuettler, 28, needed just 90 minutes to defeat Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-4 in front of the home fans.
Left hander Lopez, 22, made a lot of unforced errors to help Schuettler and was always second best against Monte Carlo runner-up Schuettler whose speed around the court proved decisive.
"That was my fourth match against him and finally I have won," beamed Schuettler.


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