Carlos Berlocq News

Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy lost Monday in the first round of the Nice Open.

Only the intrepid and the desperate play the week between a Masters 1000 tournament and a major, where the 250 events in Nice and Dusseldorf fall.

Tomas Berdych and Stanislas Wawrinka made winning starts at the Rome Masters, with Wawrinka moving into the second round and Berdych into the third.

Tributes have poured in from the tennis community following the death of ATP Executive Chairman & President, Brad Drewett , on Friday, 3rd May.

Rafael Nadal of Spain looks the ball against Carlos Berlocq, from Argentina, during the Barcelona open tennis in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Two-time reigning and seven-time overall champion Rafael Nadal was an easy winner, while top-seeded David Ferrer suffered a second-round upset Wednesday at the $2.23 million Barcelona Open tennis event.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal eased his way to the third round of the Barcelona Open with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Carlos Berlocq of Argentina on Wednesday.

Australian Bernard Tomic started his Barcelona Open clay-court campaign on Tuesday with a hard-fought three-set victory over Kenny de Schepper.