RESULTS:    $10,000 Roma Est Squash Open, Rome, Italy

Final:
[4] Stephane Galifi (FRA) bt [1] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (55m)


Frenchman Stephane Galifi denied Italian squash star Davide Bianchetti a sixth PSA World Tour title on home soil when he defeated the top seed in straight games in the final of the Roma Est Open, the $10,000 event in its second year at the Shopping Centre Roma Est in the historic city of Rome.

Fourth seed Galifi made his breakthrough in the semi-finals when he upset Chris Simpson, the No2 seed from England.

But the 30-year-old world No52 from Aix-en-Provence topped that in the final by prevailing 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 in 55 minutes over Italian number one Bianchetti, ranked 23 places higher.

The title triumph marked Galifi's first win of the year - and the eighth Tour title of his career.