Miami nice for Greg

Greg Rusedski overcame an early setback to defeat qualifier Andreas Seppi in a rain-delayed first round match at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami.

The British number two will face Swede Thomas Johansson, the 25th seed, in the second round after his 4-6 6-4 6-4 victory against the Italian.

Seppi, 21, had ousted Argentina's Edgardo Massa and Chile's Adrian Garcia to reach the first round proper and had Rusedski rocking early on.

Rusedski had 10 break points in the first set but failed to convert any, while Seppi took one of his three break chances to steal an advantage.

There was only one break point in the second set and Rusedski won it, hitting a clear forehand winner on set point to level the match.

Rusedski, who fired 20 aces during the match, may have thought the third set would go his way as a matter of course, but he had to save two break points before earning any of his own.

The breakthrough did come eventually, however, and Rusedski cleverly lured Seppi into the net on match point. The Italian is never comfortable there and dumped a volley into the net to sent Rusedski through.

Fellow Briton Tim Henman, the sixth seed, receives a bye into the second round and will play either Argentina's Juan Monaco or Holland's Sjeng Schalken.