Hrbaty, Dent win

NOTTINGHAM: Third-seeded Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia and fifth-seeded Taylor Dent of the US enjoyed straight-sets victories to open the 10tele.com Open. Hrbaty won 6-2, 6-3 over Robby Ginepri. Dent beat Alex-ander Popp 6-3, 6-3. Gael Monfils, the 2004 Junior Wimbledon champ, fell to Slovak Karol Beck 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. — AP