Russian Mikhail Youzhny became the first main-draw winner of the 2007 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters when he defeated Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-1 on Monday. The No. 13 seed saved both break points he faced en route to his 41st match win of the year. Youzhny, who last summer made a surprise run to the US Open semifinals, next plays the winner of Frenchman Marc Gicquel and big-serving American wild card Sam Querrey.

Carlos Moya, the 2002 Cincinnati champion, rallied from a 0-3 deficit in the first set to defeat David Nalbandian 7-6(4), 7-6(2) to set up a daunting second-round showdown with Rogers Masters champion Novak Djokovic. Moya let slip a 4-1 lead in the second set as Nalbandian drew level at 4-4. But the former World No. 1 again came through in a tie-break in his 10th consecutive appearance in Cincinnati.

After his win Moya said that he's striving to return to the Top 10, despite being just two weeks away from his 31st birthday. He already is the oldest player in the Top 20 at No. 19. "You have a look at the ranks; it's the eighth month of the year and I'm very close to the top 10, so why not? I did pretty well here five years ago and I did well in the US Open. So these are tournaments that I can play really well, so why not about thinking about being top 10?"

Nalbandian, who has reached only one ATP quarterfinal this year, said: [My] confidence is gone and it's not easy to get back that kind of confidence. When I play good I feel I can beat anyone, so I have to keep working to try to feel the same things on the court. I'm doing that for a month, but there is still long way to go."

Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Tim Henman 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Henman's last five losses have been in deciding sets.

Henman, the 2000 Cincinnati finalist (l. Enqvist), slips to a 5-11 match record in 2007 as his quest to reach 500 career victories continues at a slow pace. The Briton, who has fallen to No. 92 in the ATP Rankings, needs six more victories to join Carlos Moya (536) and Roger Federer (523) as the only active players to reach the 500-wins milestone.

Henman admitted to battling back trouble: "I'm coming back on to hard courts and struggling with my back again. That's been an issue for quite sometime... it's just the constant pounding on the courts. Sort of had some wear and tear issues."

Chela captured his 34st victory of the year and is on track to top his personal-best 40 wins in 2005. The Argentine is No. 21 in the ATP Rankings, six spots below his career-high mark.

Big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic bowed out in the first round despite not facing a single break point against Jurgen Melzer and winning 36 of 40 points on his first serve. The left-handed Austrian himself saved four break points in the match before pulling through in two tie-breaks 7-6(4), 7-6(2). Last week in Montreal Karlovic also lost (to Roger Federer) in two tie-breaks without dropping serve.

After a strong run through the qualifying draw, American veteran Vince Spadea offered little resistance against left-handed Finn Jarkko Nieminen, who raced to a 6-2, 6-0 win. Spadea won just seven points in the first set.

In an outstanding serving performance, Nieminen missed just seven first serves in the match (just one in the second set). Nieminen next meets seventh-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo.

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