RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Rafael Nadal showed no signs of a tender back Tuesday, defeating fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Rio Open. Darren Fells Jersey . It was No. 1-ranked Nadals first match since losing three weeks ago in the Australia Open final against Stanislas Wawrinka, a match the Spaniard was a heavy favourite to win. Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the final in Australia, bringing up questions again about his health to start a season. A year ago he was coming back from a left knee injury, which he overcame to win the French and US Open. "Daniel is a specialist on clay, so for me it was a great match after so much time off after the final in Australia because of the back problems," Nadal said. "I practiced very little. So I was happy to get back, and get back with a victory." Nadal looked fine on the outdoor red clay and seems headed for a possible final Sunday against fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. Ferrer defeated Jeremy Chardy in his first-round match 6-2, 6-3. Nadal broke Gimeno-Traver in the sixth game en route to taking the first set. The two were even in the second set until Nadal broke in the 11th game and then served out to win. Nadal has the best clay-court record in the Open Era, 294-21. "For Rio, for the Brazilian people, for everybody its nice because hes No. 1 in the world," third-seeded Fabio Fognini said of Nadal. "For the tournament, especially because its the first year, I think it will help." Other seeded players advancing on Tuesday included: No. 3 Fognini, No. 4 Tommy Robredo, No. 7 Juan Monaco and 8 Pablo Andujar. Ousted were No. 5 Nicolas Almagro and No. 6 Marcel Granollers. In the combined WTA event, top-seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic won her first-round match, beating Colombias Mariana Duque-Marino 6-4, 6-4. Second-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy was eliminated in a 6-4, 6-4 to Spains Lourdes Dominguez Lino. Unseeded Teliana Pereira defeated No. 4 Alexandra Cadantu 6-3, 6-4 to become the first Brazilian woman ranked in the top 100 in 23 years. The last was Andrea Vieira. Brazils most famous womens player is Maria Bueno, who won seven Grand Slams, the last at the US Open in 1966. Antonio Callaway Jersey . The top-ranked Djokovic also beat Gael Monfils and then routed Roger Federer en route to his first Abu Dhabi title. "Its always great to win a title. This is the best way to start the 2012 season," Djokovic said. Baker Mayfield Jersey . The stakes were higher, the competition more fierce and the atmosphere was that of a playoff game - something the young, upstart Raptors have five weeks to better prepare themselves for or the result will be eerily similar. http://www.footballbrownsnflprostore.com/Youth-Howard-Wilson-Elite-Jersey/ . The 55th-ranked Istomin saved 11 of 14 break points to win in just over two hours, setting up a second round meeting with Australian Marinko Matosevic. It was the Uzbeks third win in three matches against fifth-seeded Kohlschreiber, the 2007 and 2012 tournament winner.London, England (SportsNetwork.com) - Arsenal continued its push for a place in the top four on Sunday with a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium. Olivier Giroud struck the opening goal after eight minutes for the Gunners, while Mesut Ozils tally in the 56th minute doubled the lead and started a second-half barrage that also saw Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla and Hector Bellerin each find the net as well. The result leaves Arsenal behind fourth-place Southampton on goal difference for the final Champions League place, while Villa has now gone six games without a goal in the league and is only three points above the relegation places. Ozil turned in a strong performance on Sunday and he set up the first goal with a clever flick that released Giroud in behind the defense, allowing the Frenchman to slot his shot past Villa goalkeeper Brad Guzan. Cazorla saw a shot come back off the post midwaay through the opening half as the hosts were in complete control, but it wasnt until the 56th minute that the lead was extended. Custom Browns Jerseys. Giroud turned provider after taking a pass from Walcott as the forward laid a ball off for Ozil to lash past Guzan, who was picking the ball out of his net again in the 63rd. Walcott made a run through the middle of the field and exchanged passes with Cazorla before beating Guzan from the edge of the box, giving the England international his first goal of the campaign in the league play. The home side made it 4-0 with 15 minutes to play when Guzan brought down Arsenals Chuba Akpom inside the penalty area, allowing Cazorla to convert from the spot, while Bellerin scored his first senior goal in stoppage time to cap a dominant performance. Sundays other fixture saw Swansea City snatch a 1-0 win at Southampton thanks to a wonderful strike from Jonjo Shelvey in the 83rd minute. 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