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Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive title of the year in dominating fashion Sunday, beating third-seeded Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 in the Italian Open final, while Rafael Nadal beat rival Roger Federer in the men's final by the identical score.

A week out from the French Open, Serena Williams is only one victory away from winning her fourth consecutive title this year.

Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats.

Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance.

Are today's rivalries soft? Are the players more interested in the size of their bank accounts? Jimmy Connors thinks so.

The thing about the Serena Williams-Maria Sharapova rivalry? It's not really a rivalry.

Rafael Nadal fought back to beat David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 in Friday's quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, keeping alive his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from injury.

Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of Japan with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 loss Thursday in the third round of the Madrid Open.

Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the biggest win of his career.

Maria Sharapova rallied from a break down in the first set to beat Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 7-5, 6-2 Monday and reach the second round of the Madrid Open.

It's going to happen, but the question: Is that time now? Yes, we're talking about the Roger Federer demise.

Top-ranked Serena Williams won her opening match on the red clay of the Madrid Open on Sunday.

Welcome back, MIA champions. Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka will return to Madrid -- but this time, it'll be on the daunting red clay.

Rafael Nadal is scheduled to play at Roger Federer's hometown tournament for the first time in nine years.

So Manchester United have clinched their 20th league championship with a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa. In their grand duel with Manchester City, this was the equivalent of Roger Federer dragging Novak Djokovic back to one set apiece. This was a title...