...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 final on November...

Team-before-self mentality serves Italians well

...favor of closing 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...

Oudin ready for Fed Cup pressure

...victory since 2000. 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...

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 advances to face Wickmayer

Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta came a step closer to winning her first indoor title by beating Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies on Friday.

Suarez Navarro, Kvitova to meet

Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-3, 6-4 to reach her sixth quarterfinal of the season at the Generali Ladies.

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.

Venus remains winless in Toronto

The third-ranked Venus Williams was upset 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 by Kataryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in the second round Tuesday. Williams got off to a strong start but couldn't sustain it as she fell to 0-3 all-time at the tournament.

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, Nov. 8...

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 Fed Cup...

From left, Italy's team captain Corrado Barazzutti, Francesca Schiavone, Roberta Vinci, Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta hold up the Fed Cup trophy, in Reggio Calabria, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8...

Italy's team, from left, Francesca Schiavone captain Corrado Barazzutti, Flavia Pennetta, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci hold the trophy at the end of the tennis Fed Cup final match...

Italy's team, from left, captain Corrado Barazzutti, Francesca Schiavone Flavia Pennetta, Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci stand on the podium at the end of the tennis Fed Cup final...

From left, Italy's Francesca Schiavone, Sara Errani, Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci react after winning the tennis Fed Cup final match, in Reggio...