Kafelnikov in second round

LONDON, FEBRUARY 24: Top seed Yevgeny Kafelnikov had few problems reaching the second round of the Axa Cup, defeating Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4.

England8217;s top-ranked player and third seed Tim Henman was knocked out in a first-round loss to Argentine Mariano Zabaleta 7-6 7-3, 7-5. It was a shock upset coming just three days after Henman finished second in an ATP tour event in Rotterdam.

Other results first round: Jeff Tarango United States bt Jonas Bjorkman Sweden 7-5 6-4, Cedric Pioline France bt Alberto Martin Spain 7-5, 7-6 7-5.

Second round: Fabrice Santoro France bt Hicham Arazi Morocco 6-4 6-2, Greg Rusedski Canada bt Jerome Golmard France 7-6 5 7-6 7-4, Marc Rosset Swiss bt Dominic Hrbaty Slovakia 6-3 7-6 10-8.