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Spaniards David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro each won their first match of the year in the second round of the Heineken Open on Wednesday.
The top-seeded Ferrer needed more than 2½ hours to beat Tobias Kamke of Germany 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4, and the second-seeded Almagro also was tested in a 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory over Victor Hanescu of Romania in 93 minutes.
Ferrer next plays No. 8 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. Almagro will face either wild card Arnaud Clement or qualifier Adrian Mannarino.
"He played a very good game," said Ferrer, who had a bye in the first round. "I fought a lot. Maybe I was lacking on my first serve but I'm very happy to come back here and win my first game.
"It's not easy in the first match of the year and this match is good for my confidence."
Kamke took the first set in 35 minutes with the only service break in the sixth game. The second set was on serve -- though both players were pressed at times -- until the tiebreaker, when Ferrer allowed Kamke only a single point.
Ferrer broke in the ninth game of the final set and closed out the match with his seventh ace.
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