Owen Casey had one of the most encouraging wins of his tennis career in the opening round match of the

Behr, ranked 214th in the world, was surprised by the clinical performance of the Irishman who had come through three concentrated rounds of qualifiers to make the main draw.

Casey, down 0-3 in the second set having taken the first 6-4, fought his way back into a tie-break which he took in style 7-3 for a 6-4, 7-6 win in two hours. Casey faces Nicola Bruno of Italy or Sargis Sargsian of Israel in the second round today.