BUCHAREST, Romania, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Defending champion David Sanchez advanced, but former French Open titlist Albert Costa was ousted Monday at the Romanian Open.
Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated third-seeded Costa 6-1, 6-2. Costa won the French Open in 2002. Mathieu's second-round opponent will another Spaniard, Alex Corretja.
Eighth-seeded Sanchez avoided an upset by defeating Dutchman Raemon Sluiter 6-2, 7-6 (7-3). Sanchez defeated Chilean Nicolas Massu in last year's Bucharest final.
Fourth-seeded Russian Igor Andreev moved on with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Belgian Kristof Vliegen. Spaniard Felix Mantilla beat fifth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (7-3), 6-0.
Corretja beat fellow Spaniard Oscar Hernandez 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 and Frenchman Arnaud Di Pasquale beat German Daniel Elsner, who retired while trailing 0-4 in the first set due to flu-like symptoms.
