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Last week in Madrid, Serena Williams played Maria Sharapova in the final. This is the matchup that many in tennis would love to be able to call a rivalry, but Serena stubbornly refuses to let it happen.

Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts during the women's quarter-final match against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain at the Rome Masters tennis tournament May 17, 2013.

Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of an illness.

WORLD No. 1 Novak Djokovic made short work of Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov to reach the quarterfinals of the Italian Open in Rome yesterday with a 6-1 6-4 win.

Sara Errani matches her career-high ranking with a move to sixth and Caroline Wozniacki also is up a spot in Monday's update of the women's tennis rankings.

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MADRID: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will battle it out for the world number one ranking when they meet in the Madrid Open final on Sunday after both came through Saturday's semifinals in straight sets.

Serena Williams from the U.S. reacts after winning a point during a match against Sara Errani from Italy at the Madrid Open tennis tournament, in Madrid, Saturday, May 11, 2013.

Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - District of Columbia Fire department trucks and personnel respond to a call at the White House, Saturday, May 11, 2013, in Washington.

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Petra Kvitova, the No. 8-ranked women's player in the world, has committed to return to the Nutmeg state and defend her New Haven Open championship this summer.

World number one Serena Williams was given her first serious test at this year's Madrid Open as she had to recover from being obliterated in the second set to beat unseeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 0-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals on Friday.

The former world No. 1 and reigning French Open champion stayed hot by handling Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru 7-5, 6-2 on the clay courts at The Magic Box.

Sara Errani of Italy was the lone seeded player in action Saturday to start the Madrid Open and the 2012 French Open runner-up had an easy win against Poland's Urszula Radwanska.

Oeiras, Portugal Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Portugal Open and claim her first trophy on clay.

We know that Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams are the heavy favorites to win the French Open this spring.

Defending Champion and World No. 8 Petra Kvitova and World No. 14 Marion Bartoli have committed to play the 2013 New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara, a WTA event that is part of the Emirates Airline US Open Series to be held August 16-24, 2013 at the Connecticut Tennis Center, it was announced today by Tournament Director Anne ... (more)

The men are in full clay swing. Rafael Nadal has left Novak Djokovic and his poodle, Pierre, with the winner's trophy back in Monte Carlo, and is already in Barcelona taking questions from the press.

MILAN: Roberta Vinci secured Italy's fifth Fed Cup final appearance in eight years on Monday after battling past Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic to give the hosts an unassailable lead on the red clay of Palermo yesterday.

Petra Kvitova bested Sara Errani in a reverse singles match Sunday, keeping the Czech Republic alive in its Fed Cup semifinal series against Italy.