LISBON, May 5 (Xinhua) -- Estoril Open twice champion David Nalbandian, fifth-seeded, suffered early brake after losing 6-2, 6-2 in the first round to Paul Capdeville of Chile in Estoril of Portugual on Monday.
Nalbandian, the 2002 and 2006 champion, was broken once in each set to lose in 52 minutes.
The Argentine, who won the Sydney International in January, had injured a hip at the Barcelona Open last month..
Top-seeded Gilles Simon beat American Robert Kendrick 6-3, 7-6 (7) Monday in the first round.
Simon was twice broken in the first set but recovered to break his opponent three times.
The Frenchman started strongly in the second set, breaking Kendrick's serve in the opening game, but the American broke back in the sixth before Simon took the tie-break 9-7.
Simon, a semifinalist at the Open 13 in Marseille and the Dubai Tennis Championships, fired four aces in the match while Kendrick had four double faults.
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