Ninth seed Guillermo Coria ended Italian interest at the Rome Masters on Thursday by defeating veteran Davide Sanguinetti 6-0, 6-4. Victory for the Argentinian took his clay record this year to 11-2 and clinched a place in the quarter-finals, where he will meet either top seed Andy Roddick or Spain's Fernando Verdasco. Coria, who lost the final at Monte Carlo last month to in-form Spaniard Rafael Nadal, said he had to work hard in the second set to prevent a Sanguinetti comeback.
"Davide is an intelligent player and even though he is 32 he's physically very fit and never stops running," said the 23-year-old, who held two match points in the final of the French Open last year only to lose to Gaston Gaudio in five sets.
Spain's Alberto Martin sealed a place in the last eight with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Peruvian Luis Horna. He will play either third seed Gaudio or compatriot David Ferrer in the quarter-finals.
RESULTS (x denotes seeded player):
(3rd round): Guillermo Coria (ARG x9) bt Davide Sanguinetti (ITA) 6-0, 6-4; Alberto Martin (ESP) bt Luis Horna (PER) 6-1, 6-3.
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