Devvarman, the 27-year-old wild card entry and on a comeback trail after a string of injuries, outplayed a limping Jan Hajek of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3.

Devvarman, a finalist here in 2009, was rarely troubled in the 69-minute match by the 106th-ranked Czech who seemed to be nursing a troublesome ankle that caused a medical time out in the second set as the courtside physio strapped the left foot.