RAFAEL Nadal's bid to win a fourth straight Rome Masters title stumbled at the first hurdle when the Spaniard lost 7-5, 6-1 to compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero yesterday.

AN INJURED Andy Murray failed once more to put down a marker ahead of the French Open, losing 2-6, 5-7 (5-7) to Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round of the Rome M