Stanislas Wawrinka started his Rome Masters campaign on the right foot as he beat Igor Kunitsyn of Russia with a score of 63 64. Wawrinka fired 5 aces, broke serve 3 times and saved 5 of 6 break points to reach the second round at the event.
A surprise exit was made by James Blake of the United States as he was defeated in 72 minutes by Romanian qualifier Victor Crivoi. Crivoi was able to save only 1 of 4 break points but broke Blake's serve 5 out of 10 chances he had. The final score was 75 63.
Other winners for today were Marin Cilic, Ivo Karlovic and Juan Monaco. The rest of today's play was halted by rain.
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