Serena Williams withdraws with back injury (Yahoo! Sports)

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.

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Djokovic beats Federer, meets Nadal in final (Yahoo! Sports)

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

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Djokovic, Nadal, Serena Williams advance in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)

ROME (AP) A week after Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal made early exits in Madrid on an experimental blue court, both showed they remain a force on red clay Friday by reaching the Italian Open semifinals.

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Djokovic, Nadal, Williams sisters advance in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)

ROME (AP) Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a poor first set and a smashed racket to beat 14th-seeded Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

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Top-ranked Azarenka withdraws from Italian Open (Yahoo! Sports)

ROME (AP) Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.
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Federer shows off his form with easy win in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)

ROME (AP) Fresh off a title in Madrid and back up to No. 2 in the rankings, Roger Federer showed off his strong form with a routine 6-3, 6-4 win over Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday.

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Federer, Serena Williams advance in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)

ROME (AP) Fresh off a title in Madrid and back at No. 2 in the rankings, Roger Federer defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday.

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WTA Championships seeks host city for 2014, beyond (Yahoo! Sports)

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.
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Djokovic wins on the red clay of Rome (Yahoo! Sports)

ROME (AP) 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.

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Wimbledon set to be bathed in color for Olympics (Yahoo! Sports)

ROME (AP) Wimbledon’s all-white dress code won’t be in place for the Olympics. And the traditional dark green backdrop around the courts will be gone, too.

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