...L) Italy's tennis Fed Cup Team's Captain Corrado Barazutti, players Francesca Schiavone, Flavia Pennetta,Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani hold up the trophies on the podium of the Fed Cup World group...

Team-before-self mentality serves Italians well

...the proceedings with the doubles. The Italians swept the weekend 4-0 when Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Liezel Huber and Vania King, 4-6, 6-3 (11-9) in a decisive-match...

Oudin ready for Fed Cup pressure

...The Italians, who boast a more established squad of Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, have been in three of the past four finals and are looking for Fed Cup crown...

Glatch to take on Pennetta in opener

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

U.S. Fed Cup leaning on kids again

Despite her pledge to play the Fed Cup finale unless she was in a wheelchair, Serena Williams has bowed out. So it's up to emerging U.S. talent to come through again.

Pennetta gets first win vs. Shaughnessy

Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy routed Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round of the Generali Ladies. Pennetta had lost both previous matches to Shaughnessy.

Serena, Safina prevail in straight sets

Serena Williams made a stuttering start to her bid to topple Dinara Safina from the top spot with an error-strewn win over Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the China Open.

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia returns a shot to Roberta Vinci of Italy during their first round US Open match at the USTA Billie Jean King National...

Safina rallies to win; Ivanovic loses

Dinara Safina barely avoided becoming the first No. 1-seeded woman to lose in the first round at the U.S. Open.

Safina's greatest challenge? Herself

NEW YORK -- Dinara Safina can't catch a break. She's the No. 1 seed at the U.S. Open and her brother Marat, playing his final tournament at ...

Kuznetsova, Mauresmo win openers

Amelie Mauresmo overcame some sloppy serving to beat Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament.

Safina loses; Serena advances

No. 1-ranked Dinara Safina fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Aravane Rezai of France in a second-round match at the $2 million WTA Tour event.

Sharapova beats Petrova to advance

Maria Sharapova signaled she might be close to a return to top form by dismissing 10th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the $2 million Rogers Cup.

The Italian team, from left, captain Corrado Barazzutti, Francesca Schiavone, Roberta Vinci, Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta pose with the Fed Cup trophy, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Sunday...

Italy's team, from left, captain Corrado Barazzutti, Roberta Vinci, Sara Errani, Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta hold their trophies at the end of the tennis...