Boris Becker returned to the scene of four previous triumphs last night and scored a first ever victory over Spain's Carlos Moya to reach the second round of the $825,000 Stockholm Open. Becker, who has claimed four titles in the Swedish capital since 1988, gained revenge for an Australian Open upset earlier this year as he ousted second-seed Moya 6-4, 6-3 in one hour at the Kungliga Tennishalle. The Spaniard also knocked Becker out of the Paris Open in 1996.

"I'm happy to finally win against him," said Becker, who is winding down his career to concentrate on Davis Cup and Mercedes junior team coaching duties. "I play Jan Siemerink next, I hope I can do as well as I did tonight." Dutchman Siemerink defeated Swede Fredrik Bergh 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Home players Magnus Gustafsson and Magnus Larsson both advanced in convincing fashion. Larsson, 26th in the world rankings, dispatched 20-year-old compatriot Fredrik Jonsson 7-5, 7-5. Gustafsson, whose career at age 30 is still blossoming, defeated South African Marcos Ondruska 6-2, 6-2, taking just 68 minutes. He next plays Britain's Tim Henman.

Becker's win did not help Moya in the race for next week's ATP World Championship in Hanover, Germany. Three places remain in the field as Pete Sampras, Michael Chang.