ROME, May 6 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Roger Federer beat Guillermo Canas in straight sets Tuesday in second-round play at the $3.5 million Italian Masters tennis tournament in Rome.
Federer improved to 10-1 this year on clay courts as he tunes up on the surface for the French Open, which opens May 25. Federer, who has 12 Grand Slam titles, has never won the clay court French Open.