Marin Cilic

Spain?s Feliciano Lopez overcame a slow start to send No. 8 seed Marin Cilic packing in Rome on Wednesday.

World No. 1 Roger Federer will make his clay season debut in Rome this week. He will take to the court for the first time since crashing out in Miami.

Richard Gasquet and Thomaz Bellucci are part of the Day 1 menu in Barcelona on Monday. They are set to take on Igor Andreev and Jarkko Nieminen, respectively.

Fellow countrymen Fernando Verdasco and Albert Montanes will go head-to-head on Friday, vying for a place among the final four at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. The players are set for their fourth career meeting.

Fernando Verdasco earned safe passage into the Monte-Carlo quarterfinal, after rallying to defeat Tomas Berdych in three sets. The Spaniard moves on to contest a quarterfinal clash against Albert Montanes.

Clay-court talent Albert Montanes is through to the final eight at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, following a straight-sets dismissal of fourth seed Marin Cilic. The Spaniard took down the Croat in 96 minutes, 6-4, 6-4.

Spain's Albert Montanes reacts after winning a point against Croatia's Marin Cilic, during their third round match of the Monte Carlo Tennis Masters …

Fourth seed Marin Cilic heads back to the court for a round of 16 battle with tricky clay-court opponent Albert Montanes. The victor will earn a place among the elite eight at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.

Albert Montanes is through to the round of 16 at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, following his three-set win over Andreas Seppi on Wednesday. The Spaniard is joined by Philipp Petzschner, who took out 15th seed Jurgen Melzer.

MONACO ? Marin Cilic of Croatia started his clay-court season with a shaky win, rallying from a set down to beat Igor Andreev of Russia 6-7 (4), 6-1, …