Federer out of Rome Masters

ROME, May 10 (Reuters) World number one Roger Federer's dreams of winning his first Rome Masters title ended when he slumped to a 6-2 6-4 defeat against Italian wild card Filippo Volandri today.

Federer, who finished runner-up in Rome in 2003 and 2006, has now gone four tournaments without a title - his longest stretch without a title since becoming world number one in February 2004.

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