ROME - Rafael Nadal breezed to a fifth Rome Masters title in six years and then revealed he is losing none of the fire that has seen him dominate clay tennis since 2005.

The 23-year-old world No 3 matched American legend Andre Agassi's record of 17 Masters titles as he beat compatriot and 13th seed David Ferrer 7-5, 6-2 at the Foro Italico.

That took his overall record on clay to 191 wins to just 17 defeats, most of which were in his early career.