Flavia Pennetta News

With so much Fed Cup action and three ATP 250 events taking place last week, there are a lot of grades to hand out today.

BIELLA: Flavia Pennetta shook off a sore back and paired with Roberta Vinci to secure a decisive doubles point for Italy in a 3-2 win over Ukraine on Sunday that put the hosts in the Fed Cup semifinals.

The final day of opening round action in the World Group of Fed Cup saw a little bit of everything including beatdowns, comebacks, group hugs and the use of the name Baghdatis as a verb in describing the demolition of a racquet.

Italy got a big doubles win from Flavia Pennetta and Roberta Vinci in Sunday's fifth and deciding rubber in their Fed Cup quarterfinal against visiting Ukraine, as the Italians won the best-of- five encounter, 3-2. Italy headed into Sunday in a 1-1 deadlock with the Ukrainians after Sara Errani and Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko posted singles victories ... (more)

Sara Errani followed up her quarterfinal appearance at the Australian Open by beating Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 6-3 Saturday to give Italy a 1-0 lead over Ukraine in the first round of the Fed Cup.

Dulko is not playing with her regular partner, Italy's Flavia Pennetta, this year because Pennetta and her countrywoman Francesca Schiavone have decided to team up for the Olympics.

Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta will again lead Italy's bid to regain the Fed Cup title.

Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain falls, injuring her right ankle as she plays Li Na of China during their third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan.

Grand slam debutant Nina Bratchikova scored her second upset of the Australian Open on Wednesday, beating Italian Alberta Brianti in straight sets to march into the third round.

With temperatures expected in the high 30's or high 90's for those watching the Australian Open from afar, day two of the Australian Open could see players battling the conditions just as much as their opponents on the other side of the net.

The biggest shock of the opening day of the 2012 Australian Open was the loss of 19thseed, Flavia Pennetta of Italy, who lost in three sets to Nina Bratchikova of Russia 3-6, 6-1, 2-6. In what was expected to be a straightforward victory for the Italian, the Russian demonstrated her fighting qualities, despite the comeback challenge mounted by ... (more)

We caught up with British number one Elena Baltacha ahead of her Australian Open campaign to get her predictions and verdict on Andy Murray .