Nieminen turned professional in 2000

Former world number 10 Jarkko Nieminen cruised to an easy first round win at the Caversham ATP Jersey Open.

The Finnish player defeated Jan Minar of the Czech Republic 6-1 6-2 to set up a clash with Daniel Evans of England.

Evans, who won the Caversham Tournament in Jersey in March, defeated Austria's Martin Fischer 6-3 6-3 on Tuesday.

Tournament Director Hugh Raymond told BBC Jersey he was astounded by the quality of Nieminen's game: "You can see why he was a top 10 player."

He added: "To think Minar is a top player as well, it was amazing to watch, he's a class apart."

The Caversham ATP Jersey Open runs all this week with the finals on Sunday, 15 November.

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