THE Rome Masters began with an upset yesterday when ninth-seeded Richard Gasquet was beaten by Peruvian qualifier Luis Horna 6-4, 6-1 in the first match on centre court.

NO.1 seed Anabel Medina Garrigues has defeated Greta Arn from Hungary 6-3 7-6 (7-3) to reach the final of the Morocco Open.

NO.1 seed Vera Zvonareva from Russia reached her fourth final of the year by defeating Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 6-2 6-4 in the Prague Open semi-finals.

RUSSIA'S Vera Zvonareva lived up to her top seeding in Prague by winning her first WTA title in nearly two years.

ARGENTINA'S Gisela Dulko claimed the third WTA title of her career when she ousted top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues from Spain in the final of the Morocco Open.

ROGER Federer will face Guillermo Canas in the second round of the Rome Masters after the Argentine beat Italian wildcard Gianluca Naso 6-7 (8-10) 6-3 6-2.

RAFAEL Nadal will need to maintain maximum concentration as he heads into a title defence in Rome after adding the Barcelona Open to last week's Monte Carlo title.

BRITISH tennis star Andy Murray claims Juan Martin Del Potro insulted his mother during a first-round match at the Rome Masters.

NO.2 seed Fernando Gonzalez defeated Italy's Simone Bolelli in three sets to win the BMW Open in Munich.

RAFAEL Nadal held off a stirring fightback from David Ferrer yesterday to beat his fellow Spaniard 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 and become the first man to win four consecutive Barcelona Ope

ANDY Murray last night claimed opponent Juan Martin Del Potro insulted his mother during his ill-tempered win at the Rome Masters.

PRESTWICK 17-year-old Calum Gee was to bear the full weight of Scottish expectation in the first round proper of the Scottish Tennis Open today.

IF HE was given the choice, Rafael Nadal said he would prefer to capture a fourth consecutive French Open title rather than a first Wimbledon crown.

WORLD No1 Justine Henin said yesterday she had set her sights on a future of leisurely travel and adult education as a way of making all the sacrifices required of her seem wo

ANDY Murray progressed to the second round of the ATP Rome Masters last night after his opponent, Juan Martin Del Potro, retired with a back injury in the deciding third set