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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic edged Roger Federer on Saturday to set up another meeting with rival Rafael Nadal in the Italian Open final.

Defending champion Maria Sharapova defeated rising German player Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.

Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a lower back injury shortly before she was scheduled to meet French Open champion Li Na in the semifinals on Saturday.

A week after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lost in the Madrid quarterfinals on an experimental blue court, both showed they remain a force on red clay Friday by reaching the Italian Open semifinals.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a poor first set and a smashed racket to beat Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals on Thursday.

ROME -- Top-ranked Novak Djokovic made a solid return to red-clay courts, dominating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-3 Tuesday night to open his Italian Open title defense.

Roger Federer rallied to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Madrid Open on Wednesday to narrowly avoid his earliest tournament exit in two years.

Argentina's Juan del Potro won his second consecutive Estoril Open title, using a strong serve to beat France's Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2 Sunday.

Kaia Kanepi of Estonia won the Estoril Open after rallying past Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 on Saturday.

Top-seeded Juan del Potro cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 victory Friday over seventh-seeded Albert Montanes to reach the semifinals of the Estoril Open.

Stanislas Wawrinka recovered from a shaky start to beat Spanish qualifier Ivan Navarro 7-6 (5), 6-1 Wednesday and move into the quarterfinals of the Estoril Open.

France captain Guy Forget believes the United States will be significantly weakened by the loss of Mardy Fish in their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Friday.

The buzz Andy Roddick got from beating Roger Federer turned into a hangover Tuesday, when Juan Monaco became a real headache.

Roger Federer let a big lead slip away in the second set, then regrouped to win his opening match Saturday at the Sony Ericsson Open, beating 19-year-old American Ryan Harrison 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Novak Djokovic opened his bid for a third BNP Paribas Open championship by topping qualifier Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.

Andy Murray overcame an error-strewn performance to beat German qualifier Michael Berrer 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday.