Henman among winners at Rotterdam

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Tim Henman Wednesday beat Thomas Johansson, 6-4, 6-4, in a first-round match at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Elsewhere, second-seeded Nikolay Davydenko beat Greg Rusedski 6-4, 6-1; Jarkko Nieminen surprised Mario Ancic,7-5, 7-6 (7-5); Christophe Rochus was leading Taylor Dent, 7-6 (7-0) when Dent had to retire because of a back injury; Arvind Parmar ousted qualifier Dominik Meffert, 6-3, 6-3, and sixth-seeded Radek Stepanek downed Michael Lammer, 6-4, 6-2.

In Thursday's quarterfinals, Parmar plays Rochus; Nieminen plays Stepanek; and Henman meets Davydenko. The eventual champion will claim $175,000.