First round: 4-Julien Benneteau (France) beat James Blake (U.S.) 7-6(3) 7-5; Dudi Sela (Israel) beat Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 5-7 6-3 0-0 (ret)

First round: 4-Julien Benneteau (France) beat James Blake (U.S.) 7-6(3) 7-5; Dudi Sela (Israel) beat Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 5-7 6-3 0-0 (ret)

Top-seeded Justine Henin made a successful return to grass after a three-year absence, beating Germany’s Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Unicef Open on Monday. Henin’s last match on the surface was a loss in the 2007 Wimbledon semifinals. She won at Den Bosch in 2001 and was the runner-up in 2003.

First round: 6-Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) beat Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 6-4 4-6 7-5; Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) beat Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-4 3-1 (Nishikori retired); Dudi Sela (Israel) beat Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 5-7 6-3 (retired)

First round: 3-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Melanie Oudin (U.S.) 6-4 6-4; Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spain) beat Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 6-3 3-6 7-5; Agnes Szavay (Hungary) beat Olga Govortsova (Belarus) 3-6 6-2 7-6(2)

First round: 6-Horacio Zeballos (Argentina) beat Lukas Lacko (Slovakia) 6-4 4-6 7-5; Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) beat Kei Nishikori (Japan) 6-4 3-1 (Nishikori retired)

First round: Xavier Malisse (Belgium) beat Rajeev Ram (U.S.) 6-3 6-2; Arnaud Clement (France) beat Simon Stadler (Germany) 6-1 3-6 6-1

First round: 3-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat Raluca Olaru (Romania) 6-4 6-1; Sandra Zahlavova (Czech Republic) beat Elena Vesnina (Russia) 7-5 6-2; Sybille Bammer (Austria) beat 6-Sara Errani (Italy) 6-1 6-3; Kristina Barrois (Germany) beat Melinda Czink (Hungary) 7-5 6-2

Top-seeded Li Na beat Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-1 Sunday to win the grass-court Aegon Classic and claim her first title this year. Sharapova lost to Li in the semifinals of last year’s tournament and the Chinese player produced a repeat performance, winning her first title on grass. “Last year I beat Maria in the semifinals, and then was so excited I forgot I had another match,” Li said.

5-Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spain) beat Marc Gicquel (France) 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(3); Illya Marchenko (Ukraine) beat Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-4 6-4; 7-Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Jamie Baker (Britain) 6-4 3-6 6-1