Francesca Schiavone News

One of the strongest - and most even - fields in the Auckland women's tennis open history was unveiled yesterday, with all eight seeds ranked within the world's top 30.

Monica Seles, defying a strong wind, belted the ball across the practice court at the Dubai Open yesterday.

11 Penn State is playing No. 15 Ohio State. Today's game is being played in State College, Pa.

This historic championship run had finally reached the finish line, but Flavia Pennetta had one final sprint left in her.

Monday, November 09, 2009 REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy: Italy claimed their second Fed Cup title in three years as Flavia Pennetta cruised to a 7-5, 6-2 win against American teenager Melanie Oudin on the red clay here on Sunday.

United States Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez admits her team is a decided underdog against host Italy in this weekend's Fed Cup final.

Alexa Glatch of the United States will open against Flavia Pennetta in the Fed Cup final against Italy.

Without Serena and Venus Williams, the United States is relying on 18-year-old Melanie Oudin and a veteran doubles specialist in the Fed Cup final against Italy.

Powered by four four-year starters, Clovis West High shoots for its fourth consecutive Central Section girls team golf championship today at Tulare Golf Course.

Host nation Italy has named its roster of the four players who will compete in the upcoming Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final against the United States.

REUTERS/Soren Andersson via Daylife Marcos Baghdatis won his first ATP title since 2007 on Sunday beating fellow un-seeded player, Olivier Rochus at the Stockholm Open : 6-1, 7-5. To be fair to Olivier, the diminutive Belgian played a three set semifinal on Saturday against Thomaz Bellucci while Marcos got a walkover from Robing Soderling.

Serena Williams has been officially included on the United States team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup final.

MOSCOW: Italy's Francesca Schiavone eased to her second title with a 6-3, 6-0 thrashing of Belarussian Olga Govortsova in the Kremlin Cup final yesterday.

MOSCOW: Home favourite Mikhail Youzhny and Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone both tasted victory in the US$2mil Kremlin Cup joint ATP and WTA event here yesterday.

A few thoughts from the tennis world ... 1. For years, many of you have joined me in begging the WTA to euthanize the failed experiment that is "on-court coaching." We may finally get our wish.

Baghdatis tops Rochus in Stockholm final October 25, 2009 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-1, 7-5 on Sunday, winning the Stockholm Open for his third career ATP Tour singles title just a week after learning he had gained the event's main draw.

The lone seed still standing in the Moscow field refused to take a seat today. Sprinting to her left, eyes riveted on the ball, Francesca Schiavone was off the doubles alley and on the run when she drove a brilliant one-handed backhand down the line in the final game of today's semifinal.

Francesca Schiavone of Italy advanced to her second consecutive final in as many weeks, defeating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 6-0 Saturday in the Kremlin Cup semifinals.

Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva won just two games Thursday in losing in a second-round rout at the $1 million Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow.

Qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova upset top-seeded Vera Zvonareva 6-0, 6-2 Thursday in the second round of the Kremlin Cup, sending Jelena Jankovic to the season-ending WTA Championships.