Tennis
ROME (AP) -- Maria Sharapova successfully defended her Italian Open title Sunday, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a wild match in which play was twice interrupted by rain and the red clay turned to mud....
Sun May 20 12:13:38 UTC 2012
ROME (AP) -- Novak Djokovic will have to wait until Monday to defend his Italian Open title against Rafael Nadal after the men's final was postponed for a day because of heavy rain....
Sun May 20 10:50:56 UTC 2012
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) -- Andy Roddick and Ryan Harrison lost singles matches Sunday, giving Argentina an unassailable 2-0 lead over the United States on the opening day of the Team World Cup....
Sun May 20 09:46:49 UTC 2012
ROME (AP) -- 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....
Sat May 19 03:47:16 UTC 2012
ROME (AP) -- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury....
Wed May 16 14:13:25 UTC 2012
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The women's tennis tour is opening the bidding process to find a host city for its season-ending WTA Championships starting in 2014....
Wed May 16 06:26:55 UTC 2012
LONDON (AP) -- Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant....
Tue May 15 08:06:48 UTC 2012
MADRID (AP) -- Roger Federer rallied to beat Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 and win the Madrid Open for a third time on Sunday....
Sun May 13 16:14:08 UTC 2012