Defending champion Rafael Nadal had little trouble overcoming Rainer Schuettler to progress to the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament.
Playing his first tournament since a knee problem forced him to withdraw from the Australian Open, Nadal had to contend with blustery conditions but he adapted quickly and dominated the German to win 6-4 6-4.
"It was a good start in the conditions for me and I'm very happy," Nadal said.
"When I was playing in favour of the wind, it was very difficult for me with the backhand because I feel if I only touch the ball, the ball was out. It went too much.
"I feel really well with the forehand, and that's very important to my game. Maybe I can play better in better conditions with the backhand."
Next up for Nadal is Croatia's Mario Ancic who came from a set down to beat Frenchman Julien Benneteau 4-6 7-5 6-3.
There was a scare for second seed Novak Djokovic as he was pushed all the way by American Mardy Fish.
Djokovic looked in complete control as he took the first set 6-1 but Fish upped his game in the second to take advantage of his opponent's lapse in concentration.
The American won seven games in succession to level the match but Djokovic was soon back in control and eased through the third to seal a 6-1 0-6 6-2 and a third-round encounter with Philipp Kohlschreiber.
"I was very lucky to pull out it out in the end," Djokovic admitted. "I had a terrible start. Mardy played some good shots and I made a lot of unforced errors. I'm still jet-lagged and it took some time for me to get used to the centre court."
Russian Nikolay Davydenko is also through following his 6-4 6-4 defeat of Ernests Gulbis, while Fernando Verdasco went through with a 6-4 6-1 over Ramon Delgado.