Moya will now play fellow Spaniard and another former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero [ Images ] in a heavyweight second round clash after Ferrero saved a match point to beat dangerous Cypriot youngster Marcos Baghdatis [ Images ] 6-3, 2-6, 7-6.

Reigning champion and ninth seed Juan Ignacio Chela failed to get past the first hurdle as the Argentinian suffered a shock 6-1, 6-2 defeat by lucky loser Juan Antonio Marin of Costa Rica.

Moya, who briefly topped the rankings in 1999 after winning the 1998 French Open [ Images ], blazed through the first eight games and served for the match at 5-4 but lost his serve.

It proved only a minor blip, however, as he sealed his progress to the second round in the tiebreak.

"It's a little bit a matter of confidence," the 28-year-old world number nine said. "I was against the wind and it was not easy in those conditions.

"I wanted to finish it there and then but I couldn't. I didn't get frustrated and when it went to a tiebreak I thought I could win. It was a difficult match in the second set."

Ferrero, who is playing himself back into form after a terrible 2004, was feeling the effects of a tough week in Barcelona [ Images ], where he lost to Rafael Nadal [ Images ] in the final, as he laboured to beat Baghdatis.

The 2003 French Open champion saved two break points at 5-5 in the third set and then Baghdatis dumped a forehand into the net on match point before double faulting to hand Ferrero victory.

Ferrero said: "I'm tired from the last two weeks because I played a lot of matches and it is just two days since the final in Barcelona which was a really tough match."

Seventh seed Jiri Novak of the Czech Republic joined Chela as a seeded casualty, losing 7-6, 6-1 to Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu.

Women's top seed Flavia Pennetta [ Images ] of Italy [ Images ] was also packing her bags after a surprise 6-3, 7-6 defeat by qualifier Olga Savchuk of the Ukraine.