Jarkko Nieminen a first-round winner

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Jarkko Nieminen of Finland and Xavier Malisse of Belgium had straight-set wins in the first round of the Open de Moselle on Tuesday.

Nieminen beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-3, 7-6 (2) and Malisse downed French qualifier Edouard Roger-Vasselin 7-6 (3), 6-4.