Tennis News Blog

Pennetta to open Fed Cup final against Glatch
Flavia Pennetta can settle her score with American Alexa Glatch in the opening match of the Fed Cup final. Italy meets the United States on a slow red clay court in the best-of-five series beginning Saturday at the Rocco Polimeni club. Glatch routed Pennetta 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the French Open. That’s been the only blemish on a career year for Pennetta, who won back-to-back titles in Palermo, Sicily, and Los Angeles en route to becoming the first female Italian player to reach the top 10 in August.

In his new book, Agassi on journey to find himself
Don’t be so quick to believe everything Andre Agassi says in his new book — after all, he was lying to us before, Matt Cronin says.

Djokovic calls for meetings on schedule (AP)
Novak Djokovic has called for “crucial” meetings to address the heavy playing schedule faced by top tennis players. The third-ranked Serb said Friday that more players were getting injured because of the demands of a long season. Djokovic said players should have up to two months rest before preparing for the Australian Open in January.

Murray, Davydenko win in Valencia; Simon out
Top-seeded Andy Murray reached the semifinals of the Valencia Open on Friday, beating Albert Montanes 6-4, 6-2, while fifth-seeded Gilles Simon crashed out, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Mikhail Youzhny. Murray looked comfortable throughout his 73-minute match and broke Montanes of Spain in the first game. Murray broke again in the ninth to help clinch the set before racing to a 4-0 lead in the second and securing a semifinal spot.

Without Williams sisters, U.S. faces test vs. Italy
Venus and Serena are out. That leaves a gaping hole on the U.S. squad as it prepares for this weekend’s Fed Cup final against Italy.

Djokovic, Stepanek gain Swiss Indoor semifinals
Down a set and a break Friday against Stan Wawrinka, No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic rallied to reach the semifinals at the Swiss Indoors.

USTA to rule on Serena tirade soon (AP)
A ruling on Serena Williams' U.S. Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks. “It's in the hands of the Grand Slam administrator, who I believe has now completed his investigation and will be making a ruling within the next two weeks,” United States Tennis Association President Lucy Garvin told The Associated Press on Friday.

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