WNCTIMES

ROME (AP) Maria Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Li Na.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon.

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.

ROME (AP) Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open because of a right shoulder injury.

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.

ROME (AP) Five-time champion Rafael Nadal struggled with his backhand but overcame a difficult first set to beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (6), 6-0 on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.

ROME (AP) Maria Sharapova defeated rising German player Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.