Big names facing an early exit from Open
Some big names face an early flight home or some impromptu sun bathing following the draw for the XL Capital Bermuda Open.
Top seed Jan Vacek, currently 114th in the ATP Champions Race, is lined up to play American Vince Spadea currently 148th.
Countryman Justin Gimelstob takes on Briton Martin Lee with the winner facing the victor of the Vacek-Spadea match.
Michael Russell is favoured to beat Russian Denis Golovanov, but if he does he lines up against Taylor Dent, presuming he's able to get by Bermuda's James Collieson.
Cecil Mamiit, who played Michael Chang in the final of the Calabasas Challenger in California yesterday, plays American hope Mardy Fish with the victor up against Swiss player George Bastl or Korean Hyung-Taik Lee.
Australian Andrew Ilie, meanwhile, a winner in Bermuda two years ago, is a first round opponent for wild card Paul Goldstein.
Matches start today at 11 a.m. on Centre Court with Peter Luczak playing Mashiska Washington, brother of Malavai Washington.
Next up is Neville Godwin, of South Africa, against Ramon Delgado of Paraguay.
Russell then takes on Golovanov and Collieson and Dent play at 6.30 p.m. Bastl against Lee is the last scheduled match.
On Court Seven, where matches start at 1 p.m., Marcos Daniel, of Brazil, plays Sebastian Prieto, a qualifier from Argentina.
Flavio Saretta, another Brazilian, then plays Lovro Zovko of Croatia.
