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World number 11 Flavia Pennetta was looking forward to a holiday after leading Italy to victory in the Fed Cup tennis final on Sunday. The 27-year-old, who has been recovering from a knee injury, set up a 4-0 victory over the United States when she beat...
Tags: free agency, Italy, Putz, Carl Pavano, pavano filed, Flavia Pennetta, fed cup, twins pitcher, Fed, million option
Flavia Pennetta sealed a second Fed Cup title for Italy 3-0 Sunday as she claimed the winning point of the weekend 7-5, 6-2 over American Melanie Oudin in the final. Pennetta, first Italian woman to crack the world top 10, wrapped up the second championship...
Tags: Italy, Flavia Pennetta, Fed Cup, Melanie Oudin, Alexa Glatch, United States, cup title, cup final, gives italy, Francesca Schiavone
Thursday, effectively ending his college career. "I feel this is the best decision for me," Bryant said about his decision late Thursday. "It's what God wants me to do...Bryant was the only one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, symbolic of...
Tags: Italy, fed cup, Fed, cup final, Flavia Pennetta, Alexa Glatch, United States Tennis Association, clay courts
This weekend, with the Williams sisters skipping the Fed Cup final against Italy , she commands the stage. Top-ranked Serena and Venus are skipping the best-of-five series on red clay at the Rocco Polimeni club. That left Oudin and Alexa Glatch the likely...
Tags: Serena Williams, Mary Joe Fernandez, williams sisters, fed cup, Venus, Oudin, ranked serena
The younger sister won a low-key final 6-2 7-6 (7-4) as both players struggled for fitness in Doha. Venus, 29, had heavy strapping on her left knee, while Serena, 28, had similar taping around her left thigh. But Serena, who will end the year as world...
Tags: Serena Beats Venus, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Doha, wta championship, WTA, Sony Ericsson Championships, sister venus, championship final, fed cup
Tennis Association says Serena Williams has pulled out of the team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup final. Chris Widmaier tells The Associated Press on Saturday that Williams informed U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez she won't play in the Nov....
Tags: Serena Williams, All-Williams Sony Ericsson Championships, Venus Williams, fed cup, title matchup, williams sisters, U.S
Fed Cup final against Italy, the United States Tennis Association said on Wednesday. Williams, battling to finish the year as world number one at the WTA Championships in Doha, last appeared in the competition in 2007 and was part of the team that won...
Tags: Serena Williams, fed cup, Melanie Oudin, Liezel Huber, Italy, International Tennis Federation, Alexa Glatch
The United States and Italy reached the Fed Cup tennis final yesterday, with the Americans saving a match point in the decisive match of the best-of-five series and the Italians eliminating defending-champion Russia. The Americans, who have won a record...
Lorena Ochoa closed with a five-under 68 Sunday to repeat as champion at the Corona Championship, Ochoa, the hometown favorite, finished at 25-under-par 267 to match her 72- hole scoring record from last year...Suzann Pettersen nearly beat Ochoa, but...
Tags: Lorena Ochoa, Italy, Suzann Pettersen, Corona Championship, italy reach, fed cup, cup final
Nadal beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-2, and Ferrer rallied to defeat Fernando Gonzalez 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) in Saturday’s semifinals. “Whatever happens (today), it’s an excellent start to the clay season,” said Nadal, who is 6-3 against Ferrer. “I’m enjoying...
Tags: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Rome, fed cup, Italy, Russian, ASU, cup final, Andy Murray