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Kiefer packs off Haas

ROME: Sixth-seeded Andre Agassi, winner of the Rome title in 2002, defeated Italian wildcard Alessio di Mauro 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the Italian Open here on Monday. German Nikolas Kiefer had an easy time when he cruised to a straight-set 6-3, 6-1 win over country-man Tommy Hass.

Fourth-seeded Tim Henman of Britain entered the second round, beating three-time French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil 6-3, 6-3. Albert Costa, the 2002 French Open champion, and French qualifier Richard Gasquet also won their first round matches.

Santonja advances

In Morocco, seventh-seeded Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain reached the second round of the Grand Prix SAR when Severine Beltrame of France retired with a hip injury at sone-set all.

Beltrame won the first set 6-3 and Parra Santonja the second 6-4 when Beltrame quit with a left adductor strain.

Hantuchova ousted

At Berlin, Former world number five Daniela Hantuchova was bundled out of the Berlin Open on Tuesday, beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Argentine 20-year-old Gisela Dulko. The Slovakian, seeded 15, was put under pressure from the start against Dulko who proved the more consistent player throughout the contest.

The results (first round): At Rome (ATP Masters Series): first round: Guillermo Coria bt Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-4; Radek Stepanek bt Mario Ancic 6-1, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3; Nicolas Kiefer bt Tommy Haas 6-3, 6-1; Juan Ignacio Chela bt Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-4; Andre Agassi bt Alessio di Mauro 7-5, 6-2; Sebastien Grosjean bt Kenneth Carlsen 6-3, 6-2; Nicolas Almagro bt Igor Andreev 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Albert Costa bt Albert Montanes 6-4, 6-4; Victor Hanescu bt Jurgen Melzer 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Tim Henman bt Gustavo Kuerten 6-3, 6-3; Richard Gasquet bt Paradorn Srichaphan 6-0, 6-2; Stanislas Wawrinka bt Tomas Berdych 6-1, 6-4; David Ferrer bt Cyril Saulnier 6-1, 6-3; Thomas Johansson bt Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-2.

At Berlin (German Open): first round: Maria Vento-Kabchi bt Alina Jidkova 6-3, 6-1; Peng Shuai bt Ai Sugiyama 7-5, 6-4; Virginie Razzano bt Karolina Sprem 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; Flavia Pennetta bt Anca Barna 6-1, 6-2; Mary Pierce bt Anna Chakvetadze 6-4, 6-3; Kveta Peschke bt Angela Haynes 6-2, 7-6(4); Klara Koukalova bt Marta Marrero 6-4, 6-1; Anabel Medina Garrigues bt Tatiana Panova 7-6(4), 6-2; Jill Craybas bt Stephanie Gehrlein 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Conchita Martinez bt Martina Muller 6-0, 7-6(5); Magdalena Maleeva bt Vera Douchevina 6-3, 6-1; Eleni Daniilidou bt Katerina Bohmova 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(5); Anna-Lena Groenefeld bt Evgenia Linetskaya 6-1, 6-2.

At Rabat, Morocco: (Grand Prix SAR): first round: Arantxa Parra Santonja bt Severine Beltrame 3-6, 6-4 (retd.); Anne Kremer bt Mariana Diaz-Oliva 6-4, 6-3; Lourdes Dominguez Lino bt Habiba Ifrakh 6-4, 6-2. — Agencies

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