Juan Carlos Ferrero continues his fine run at smaller claycourt tournaments, winning Umag with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Potito Starace.

In February, Ferrero won Costa do Sauipe and Buenos Aires and reached the final of Acapulco.

"I'm very happy about this tournament. It gives me a lot of confidence to go and practice on hard now," said the Spaniard.