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.

England’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).