Pennetta beats Oudin to give Italy insurmountable 3-0 lead over US for Fed Cup title

November 7th, 2009 more images more images Italy takes 2-0 lead over US in Fed Cup final REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin lost in straight sets Saturday to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final. Glatch lost to Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-1, and Francesca Schiavone rallied after a two-hour rain delay to defeat Oudin 7-6 (2), 6-2 on the outdoor red clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club.

November 7th, 2009 more images more images Pennetta gives Italy 1-0 lead in Fed Cup final REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Flavia Pennetta beat Alexa Glatch 6-3, 6-1 on Saturday to give Italy a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final. The 11th-ranked Pennetta used her consistent baseline game to wear down the 132nd-ranked Glatch, breaking early in the first set to set the tone, then cruising in the second set.

November 7th, 2009 more images more images Glatch loses, US trails Italy 1-0 lead in Fed Cup REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — American Alexa Glatch lost to Flavia Pennetta 6-3, 6-1 Saturday to give Italy a 1-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final. The 11th-ranked Pennetta used her consistent baseline game to wear down the 132nd-ranked Glatch, breaking early in the first set to set the tone, then cruising in the second set.

November 6th, 2009 Glatch to open against Pennetta in Fed Cup finalREGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Alexa Glatch of the United States will open against Flavia Pennetta in the Fed Cup final against Italy. Glatch beat Pennetta 6-1, 6-1 in their only previous meeting in the first round of this year's French Open.

November 5th, 2009 more images more imagesUS Open quarterfinalist Oudin back in spotlightREGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Melanie Oudin has the bright lights on her again. Oudin surged from nowhere to reach the U.S.

November 5th, 2009 more images more imagesWithout Williams sisters, US faces test vs ItalyREGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Without Serena and Venus Williams, the United States is relying on 18-year-old Melanie Oudin and a veteran doubles specialist in the Fed Cup final against Italy. The young American squad is led by Oudin — the surprise U.S.

November 5th, 2009 more images more imagesWithout Williams sisters, US faces Fed Cup testREGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Without Serena and Venus Williams, the United States is relying on 18-year-old Melanie Oudin and a veteran doubles specialist in the Fed Cup final against Italy. The young American squad is led by Oudin — the surprise U.S.

October 13th, 2009 Top-seeded Pennetta beats Shaughnessy in AustriaLINZ, Austria — Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy routed Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States 6-1, 6-1 Tuesday in the opening round of the Generali Ladies. Pennetta had lost both previous matches to Shaughnessy.

September 8th, 2009 Serena Williams sets up SF against Kim ClijstersNEW YORK — Defending champion Serena Williams has advanced to the U.S. Open semifinals, setting up a showdown against Kim Clijsters.

August 29th, 2009 Wozniacki moves indoors for win at Pilot PenNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Caroline Wozniacki waited most of Friday, then moved back into the finals of the Pilot Pen, beating Flavia Pennetta of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in a match that was moved from a 15,000-seat stadium to an indoor college court.

August 10th, 2009 Pennetta wins LA Women's Tennis title over StosurCARSON, Calif. —Flavia Pennetta took advantage of error-prone Samantha Stosur for a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the LA Women's Tennis Championships on Sunday, giving the Italian her second title of the year.

July 24th, 2009 Safina beats Camerin to make Slovenia semifinalsPORTOROZ, Slovenia — Top-ranked Dinara Safina has reached the semifinals of the Slovenia Open by beating beat Maria Elena Camerin of Italy 6-3, 6-0. The Russian broke twice in the first set and three times in the second, dropping serve only once in the match on Friday.

July 18th, 2009 Errani, Pennetta set up all-Italian Palermo finalPALERMO, Sicily — Defending champion Sara Errani will meet top-seeded Flavia Pennetta in an all-Italian final of the Palermo Open. Fifth-seeded Errani beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinals on Saturday.

July 12th, 2009 Croatia beats US in Davis CupPOREC, Croatia — Croatia has eliminated the United States from the Davis Cup after Marin Cilic beat James Blake for an insurmountable 3-1 lead in the quarterfinals. Cilic defeated Blake 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 on Sunday to help Croatia reach its first Davis Cup semifinal since winning the competition in 2005.

June 29th, 2009 17-year-old Oudin loses at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — American 17-year-old Melanie Oudin (oo-DAN) has been eliminated in the fourth round at Wimbledon Oudin, a qualifier from Marietta, Ga., lost Monday to No. 11-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska (ag-nee-ESH-ka rad-VAN-ska), 6-4, 7-5.