MIAMI, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Lagardere Unlimited announced today that is has entered into a new, multi-year management representation agreement with rising European tennis star Thiemo De Bakker of the Netherlands.

No. 2-seeded Fernando Verdasco claimed six service breaks during a straight-set win Thursday in the second round of the $947,750 Malaysian Open. Verdasco took a close first set and dominated the second for a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Karol Beck.

Top-seeded Gael Monfils and Richard Gasquet were among Friday's quarterfinal winners at the Open de Moselle tennis event at Metz, France. Monfils, the tournament's 2005 runner-up, was leading Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 4-2 when the Serbian retired with a right ankle injury. Gasquet rallied to beat Germany's

Top-seeded Gael Monfils led Thursday's winners at the Open de Moselle tennis tournament in Metz, France, beating fellow Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 6-1, 6-1. The 23-year-old Monfils, a 2005 Metz finalist, needed just 66 minutes to advance following his a first-round bye.

Fifth-seeded Frenchman Fabrice Santoro and sixth-seeded German Benjamin Becker were first-round losers Tuesday at the Open de Moselle. Santoro, a 36-year-old who plans to retire at the end of this season, lost to Belgian Christophe Rochus 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3).