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Italy Wraps Up Second Fed Cup Title
Everything was all but over after Italy raced out to a 2-0 lead on Saturday, but it wasn't officially over until Sunday, when Flavia Pennetta beat Melanie Oudin 7-5, 6-2 in the first reverse singles rubber to clinch the 2009 Fed Cup crown for Italy. Oudin played well and fought hard, but the slow...
Pennetta, Schiavone Make Americans Into Meatballs (With Clay Sauce)
With the Americans Williams-less and on clay, the writing was already on the wall going into the Fed Cup finals this weekend in the south of Italy. Even though they only just put a player into the WTA top ten for the first time this year, Italy has long boasted a strong Fed Cup team, winning the...
US Open Day 9: Murray Muffs Up, Serena Serves Into Semis
The other Andy was sent home Tuesday in the only major shake up on a day that featured tennis of varying degrees of quality. A highly anticipated semifinal on the women's side was realized, while several intriguing possibilities for later round matches on the men's side were erased. A rundown of...
US Open Day 9 Predictions
Six matches for Tuesday, as the stakes get higher and higher for not only the players but also for my predicting reputation... Women's Bottom Half Quarterfinals Flavia Pennetta ITA (10) vs. Serena Williams USA (2) -- Pennetta manages to give Serena's sister Venus a lot of trouble when they play,...
Jankovic Wins Cincinnati, Another Poor Final for Safina
In yet another letdown in the final of a big tournament, Dinara Safina fell to Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-2 in the final of Cincinnati. The match was hardly as close as the score would let on, with Jankovic in control from the get-go. Jankovic's steady defense and counter-punching quickly undid...
Jankovic Prevails in Typical WTA Drama
WTA Cincinnati coverage For the second time this week, a battle of Eastern European women in Cincinnati ended by the score of 7-6, 0-6, 7-6. #5 Jelena Jankovic was on the winning end of this one, defeating #4 Elena Dementieva in a match that lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes. Jankovic had triple match...
Serena, Venus Both Knocked Out of Cincinnati in Third Round
Both Williams sisters went down in straight sets Thursday in third round action in Cincinnati, as the players battling for the WTA #1 continue to say "no, you take it" at tournament after tournament. Serena Williams fell to unseeded Sybille Bammer 7-5, 6-4, making error after error as the Austrian...
Photo of the Day
Maybe it's just the section of stadium shown. Maybe it's just the fact that Bastad isn't Tokyo in terms of population. Maybe it's just the let down of it being the week after packed Centre Court at Wimbledon.Whatever the excuse may be, it isn't a good sign to see all of two people in the stands...
All-Italian Final in Sicily
The Internazionali Femminili Di Palermo trophy will stay in Italy for a second straight year, as Flavia Pennetta of Brindisi and Sara Errani of Bologna will play for the International level clay court title on Sunday.Errani is ranked thirty-two places below Pennetta, but is the defending champion...
Pennetta Wins Battle Of The Boot
In a final that proved to be more of a meatball than a Vesuvius, Flavia Pennetta (left) routed compatriot and defending champion Sara Errani 6-1, 6-2 in the final of Palermo on Sunday.Pennetta's win confirmed her reputation as a queen of the small clay court tournaments outside of the main clay...
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