World number one Rafael Nadal made a successful comeback from injury to give Spain the perfect start in their Davis Cup tie against Belgium.
Nadal beat Ruben Bemelmans, ranked 144 in the world, 6-2 6-4 6-2 to give Spain a 2-0 lead.
It was his first match since damaging a leg muscle in his Australian Open quarter-final defeat by compatriot David Ferrer at the end of January.
Earlier, Fernando Verdasco beat Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-3 6-1.
World number nine Verdasco had replaced the injured Ferrer.
The doubles match in the best-of-five tie is on Saturday with the reverse singles on Sunday.
Nadal, the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open champion wrapped up victory in less than two hours in Charleroi when the Belgian went wide with an attempted winner.
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