Walden, 29, who beat Ronnie O'Sullivan to win the 2008 Shanghai Masters title as a qualifier, narrowly missed a century in frame seven, his break ending on 98 when a doubled final red bounced out of the jaws in the centre pocket, but his second century of the day earned him a two-frame cushion.
AGASSI DEFEATS GAMBILL: Andre Agassi powered into the third round of the Madrid Masters yesterday by beating the qualifier Jan-Michael Gambill, 6-4, 6-4, while Andy Roddick, Tim Henman and Tommy Haas lost.
The Masters champion was the top qualifier on the American team but he looked out of sorts all week at Gleneagles.
Tenth seeded Croat Marin Cilic (pictured) finally ended his drought in Shanghai, winning his first-ever match at the Shanghai Rolex Masters, 7-5, 6-3, over Polish qualifier Lukasz Kubot.
At least he has a gentle opener in the Rome Masters on Wednesday, against the Turkish qualifier Marsel Ilhan.
Marat Safin ended the surprising run by Harel Levy, an Israeli qualifier, at the Tennis Masters Series-Canada tournament, overpowering him, 6-2, 6-3, yesterday in Toronto for the title.
Led by Yoo, Asia continued its golfing ascendancy, sweeping the four women's majors, producing a 14-year-old qualifier for the 2013 Masters and sending three South Koreans, including the 17-year-old Si Woo Kim, to the PGA Tour through qualifying school.
Levy, who entered the tournament ranked No. 144 in the world and will be playing in his first career final, will be looking to become the first qualifier to win a Tennis Masters Series event since 1996, when Roberto Carretero of Spain won in Hamburg, Germany.
As the manager of Montenegro, whom England face in their third Euro 2012 qualifier, Zlatko has again proved himself a master of outstripping expectations.
Janowicz, 22, beat Murray during his breakout tournament last fall at the Paris Masters, where he improbably made the final as a qualifier.
