World number seven Fernando Gonzalez survived an early scare to reach the second round while the host players all bid farewell to the 475,000 US dollars China Open ATP tournament at the Beijing Tennis Center on Monday.

The 27-year-old Chilean overcame an opening set slump to get the better of Alexander Peya from Austria 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

"It is good to end the losing steak after the Wimbledon but it's always tough in a tournament," said Gonzalez, who did not win any match in the past eight weeks. "I always look forward to next match."

The Chilean also said to play for his country in an Olympics and even win a medal is big for him, adding that he looked forward to playing in Beijing Games next year.

"Playing Olympics is more than tennis. Chile is a small country, and winning medal is a good feeling. Besides, I like to share things with my countrymen at the village," he added.

While Lee Hyung-Taik, a frequent guest to the China Open and seeded sixth here this year, had to fight back from 2-0 down in the opening set to beat Adrian Garcia of Chile 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 22 minutes.

The 31-year-old veteran, who is ranked 39th on the latest world rankings after his stunning run at the US Open where he beat the likes of Guillermo Canas and Andy Murray, never missed any of the previous China Open ATP tournaments.

The home fans had little to celebrate on the first match day as the Chinese number one Yu Xinyuan lost to Kevin Kim of the United States 6-3, 7-5 in the first match of the main court while number two Sun Peng came onto the same court in the last match, only to be knocked out by Igor Kunitsyn from Russia 6-2, 7-6(7).

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