ROME MASTERS SERIES
First round: 1-L. Hewitt (Australia) bt J. Bjorkman (Sweden) 6-2 6-3, I. Ljubicic (Croatia) bt F. Luzzi (Italy) 6-4 6-7 (4-7) 6-2, A. Costa (Spain) bt N. Lapentti (Ecuador) 3-6 6-4 6-4, G. Galimberti (Italy) bt A. Corretja (Spain) 6-2 2-6 6-3.
M. Kratochvil (Switzerland) bt F. Clavet (Spain) 4-6 7-5 6-3, M. Philippoussis (Australia) bt V. Spadea (US) 6-2 6-2, 13-A. Roddick (US) bt A. Calatrava (Spain) 6-2 6-3.
C. Moya (Spain) bt B. Ulihrach (Czech Republic) 6-3 3-6 6-1, M. Hipfl (Austria) bt 15-G. Canas (Argentina) 6-4 6-4, S. Galvani (Italy) bt G. Rusedski (Britain) 4-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-2, 9-A. Agassi (US) bt N. Kiefer (Germany) 6-3 6-2, D. Nalbandian (Argentina) bt A. Portas (Spain) 6-3 5-7 6-3, X. Malisse (Belgium) bt J. Acasuso (Argentina) 6-1 6-4, 10-S. Grosjean (France) bt H. Arazi (Morocco) 6-4 6-0, 6-M. Safin (Russia) bt A. Martin (Spain) 6-2 6-2, 4-J. Novak (Czech Republic) bt S. Schalken (Netherlands) 6-4 6-4.
GERMAN OPEN
(Berlin)
First round: N. Dechy (Fra) bt J. Husarova (Svk) 6-3 6-2, A. Roesch (Ger) bt E. Dementieva (Rus) 6-4 1-6 7-5, E. Likhovtseva (Rus) bt T. Panova (Rus) 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-3), C. Torrens-Valero (Spa) bt A. Kremer (Lux) 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-2, M. Mikaelian (Swi) bt M. Weingartner (Ger) 6-3 1-2 retired, A. Barna (Ger) bt R. Grande (Ita) 4-6 6-2 7-6 (12-10), M. Tu (US) bt A. Serra-Zanetti (Ita) 6-3 6-2, A. Smashnova (Isr) bt A. Montolio (Spa) 6-1 6-3.
Tennis
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