COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil -- Top-seeded Rainer Schuettler powered past Andre Sa 6-2, 6-0 Wednesday in a rain-delayed first-round match at the Brasil Open.

Second-seeded Sjeng Schalken advanced with a 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 victory over Cyril Saulier and No. 3 Gustavo Kuerten, the hometown hero celebrating his 27th birthday, beat Magnus Norman 6-3, 6-2 in a match that started Tuesday and was delayed by rain.

In other matches, Vincent Spadea beat Guillermo Canas, 6-4, 7-5, and Gaston Etlis defeated Brian Vahaly 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. Vahaly led 6-1, 1-2 when the match was suspended Tuesday.