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ATZENBRUGG, Austria -- Mikael Lundberg exploited perfect playing conditions for early starters in the second round of the Lyoness Open on Friday in a bid for his first European Tour title in six years. In sunny and almost windless conditions, the Swede shot four consecutive birdies on the front nine on his way to a 68 and went 9 under for a one-shot lead over Englands Lee Slattery and two over Paraguays Farbrizio Zanotti (68). Slattery carded a 6-under 66, which started with three birdies on the first four holes and was rounded off by an eagle on the par-5 16th. "I hit some really, really good shots today," said Lundberg, who won the Russian Open in 2008. "Starting early means the course was slightly softer. On the back nine it started to dry out and that it made it harder." Lundberg said he had been "working really hard the last couple of months so I am glad it pays off." Englands Adam Gee, who shared the overnight lead with Lundberg, hit a 73 and dropped to 4 under for the tournament, while Sihwan Kim of South Korea improved to 6 under with a 68. Defending champion Joost Luiten and Rhys Davies of Wales followed at 5 under. Slattery missed the cut in his last four events but has regained his confidence at the event where he finished ninth last year. "We moved house, got married and had a baby so its been a really hectic six to nine months," Slattery said. "Its nice to find a little bit of form." Luiten, who finished the opening day on level par, put himself back in contention with a 5-under 67. Starting on the back nine where he dropped three strokes on Thursday, the Dutchman avoided bogeys this time and hit five birdies in total. "It was a bit easier as there was no wind today. My swing felt a bit better," Luiten said. "You have to be on the fairway, otherwise youre in trouble. Five under is a good score, I am definitely back in there." Home favourite and 2012 champion Bernd Wiesberger improved to 3 under with a 70 but Miguel Angel Jimenez, a two-time winner this season, dropped to 1-over par. The Spaniard carded a disappointing 75 after suffering three double bogeys on Nos. 7, 10 and 11. Mark McCall viewed Saracens 22-12 Aviva Premiership victory over Harlequins as a wake-up call for next weekends European showdown against Wasps. The reigning English champions and league leaders ran in three first-half tries on Saturday but could only add one Owen Farrell penalty to their score after the interval, despite dominating the match.They face in-form Wasps in Saturdays Champions Cup semi-final at the Madejski Stadium and McCall knows an improved performance will be needed against a team that has rocketed up the Premiership into second place. It wasnt about missing out on the bonus point, more about how we played. It was a patchy performance, but it is a kick up the backside for Wasps, director of rugby McCall said.This game and last weekends against Northampton are below the standards wed expect.We werent good in some areas and were a bit loose. We made in-roads into Quins but then threw the ball away. We werent patient enough. Saracens win at Wembley Chris Ashton scored two tries as Saracens defeated Harlequins 22-12 Our penalty count was that of a losing team and a third of them came at scrum time, so that is something well have to fix for next week.ddddddddddddWe scrummed magnificently against Northampton last weekend and we were the opposite of that in this game.Its difficult to ask the players to keep fronting up week on week, but Wasps is a massive game and the players are already talking about it in the changing room.Watch Saracens take on Wasps live on Sky Sports 1 from 3pm, Saturday 23 April. Catch all the action for £6.99 with a NOW TV day pass. Also See: Rugby on Sky Follow @SkySportsRugby Pundits Fixtures and results ' ' '