Federer no show, but Guccione a rare sight

STOCKHOLM: Chris Guccione will carry the flag as he aims to produce the first Australian match win at the Stockholm Open since 2000.

Ranked 88th in the ATP rankings Guccione is the lone Aussie at the Kungligahallen and the only current contender on the ATP with Lleyton Hewitt recovering from recent hip surgery and not due back until January.

In first-round play, Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori upset Spanish eighth seed Marcel Granollers 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.