ROME (AP) — In Brindisi, Flavia Pennetta’s hometown, there were shouts of joy. In nearby Taranto, Roberta Vinci’s hometown, there was appreciative applause amid mild disappointment. Big video screens ...

NEW YORK – Even Flavia Pennetta was a tiny bit disappointed that Serena Williams didn't complete the first Grand Slam since 1988 at the U.S. Open. "Of course," she said hours after she won her first ...

(Reuters) - Italy's Flavia Pennetta advanced to her first Australian Open quarter-final with as much relief as delight on Sunday just weeks after suffering a left wrist injury that she thought could ...

Jasmine Paolini is looking to become the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Flavia Pennetta. Paolini broke through with two major final appearances last year, finishing the ...

(Reuters) - Italy's Flavia Pennetta captured the biggest title of her career on Sunday when she beat Poland's ailing Agnieszka Radwanska in the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. As ...

NEW YORK – Flavia Pennetta finished her Grand Slam career in amazing fashion. The first-time Grand Slam finalist is the first Italian woman to win the U.S. Open, defeating countrywoman Roberta Vinci 7 ...

Flavia Pennetta has taken the US Open Tennis Tournament by storm! She's made it all the way to the finals after defeating Romanian Simone Halep. This year's tournament is going to be all Italian as ...

Flavia Pennetta won the U.S. Open women's final on Saturday, then announced her retirement while still on the court. Pennetta defeated Roberta Vinci 7–6 (7–4), 6–2 in Saturday's final. Vinci defeated ...

Well, this certainly was different — a soft, quiet Italian lullaby at Ashe Stadium that soothed the minds and wallets of more than 23,000 fans who had overpaid big-time to watch Serena Williams. Maybe ...