Bastad, Sweden -- (Sports Network) - Only two out of four scheduled first-round matches were completed on Monday because of rain at the Swedish Open.

Serbian Boris Pashanski handled Chilean Olympic gold medalist, and qualifier, Nicolas Massu 6-2, 6-3, while Sweden's own Bjorn Rehnquist, a qualifier, topped Polish lucky-loser Michal Przysiezny 7-5, 6-2 on the red clay at Bastad Tennis Stadium.

Seventh-seeded Finn Jarkko Nieminen was leading Argentine Sergio Roitman 5-4 when their bout was suspended and a match between Italian Filippo Volandri and Swedish wild card Ervin Eleskovic was postponed until Tuesday because of rain.

This week's top seed is also the defending champion, David Ferrer. The Spaniard defeated fellow countryman Nicolas Almagro in last year's finale.

Ferrer, who received an opening-round bye this week, will open defense of his title against Pashanski.

The 2008 Bastad titlist will pocket $85,000.