Thiago Wild eliminated third seed Zdenek Kolar 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the Zug Challenger in Switzerland on Monday. The Brazilian needed 78 minutes to dispatch the Czech player.

The result marks progress in the Paraná native’s return to form on the men’s circuit. He entered the tournament seeking to build momentum.

Kolar entered the event as the third seed. The victory came in Wild’s debut appearance at the Swiss Challenger.

Wild advances to the second round at the clay-court event.