Slovakia\'s Martin Klizan and Russian wild card Andrey Kuznetsov posted early wins Monday to open the Croatia Open tennis event. Klizan breezed to a 6-2, 6-2 first-round victory over Slovenian wild card Aljaz Bedene 6-2, 6-2 on the clay courts of Umag\'s ATP Stadium. Kuznetsov, meanwhile, bested Spain\'s Daniel Munoz-De La Nava 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5). Also on Day 1, Matthias Bachinger of Germany squeezed past Portugal\'s Joao Sousa 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 7-6 (8-6). Spaniard Fernando Verdasco and 2011 runner-up Marin Cilic of Croatia are the top seeds at this year\'s event.