Tennis: Gasquet triumphs in Nice

Richard Gasquet sent Andy Murray a stern warning before their French Open first-round clash by taming Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 in the final of the Nice Open yesterday.

Gasquet ended a three-year title drought to claim his sixth ATP trophy.

The Frenchman, briefly suspended last year after testing positive for cocaine, has struggled since returning to the tour last August and his confidence hit rock bottom when he was thrashed by Czech Tomas Berdych in last month's Monte Carlo Masters.