Richard Gasquet, the 16th seed, made light work of Spanish opponent Albert Montanes on Sunday to reach the second round of the Rome International here. The Frenchman, a former number seven and junior world number one, never looked in trouble as he eased to a 6-2, 6-3 victory that will see him play a qualifier in the next round.
Argentine Juan Monaco upset the home fans by beating Andreas Seppi 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 to set up a second round clash with seventh seed Tomas Berdych. However there was better news for Italian wild card Filippo Volandri who thrashed Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 6-1, 6-2 and will face either compatriot and fellow wild card Fabio Fognini or 14th seed Stanislas Wawrinka in the next round.