Nadia Petrova 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.

Melanie Oudin grew up fast in the world of women's tennis. And every once in a while now, she has to stop and remind herself just how young she really is.

World number two Petra Kvitova sealed the win with a 6-7 6-4 6-1 victory over Sabine Lisicki which gave the Czechs an unassailable 3-0 lead before the final two dead rubbers were shared in Stuttgart.

Carla Suarez Navarro routed Nadia Petrova 6-0, 6-3 in the first reverse singles Sunday to give Spain its first point in the Fed Cup World Group first round match against Russia.

After an early exchange of breaks, Sharapova won four consecutive games in the first set and four more in the second.

Three-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova will play Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the opening singles match Saturday when Russia hosts Spain in the first round of the Fed Cup.

Sharapova will make her third appearance for Russia. The three-time Grand Slam champion won both of her singles matches against Israel in 2008.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who helped reach a labour deal with players that salvaged the 2011 season, was handed a five-year contract extension that will extend his reign to 13 years.

Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has pulled out of next month's Fed Cup tie against Spain to continue treatment on a recurring shoulder injury.

The defending champions are still alive, and the top four seeds at both draws - men and women - are still on a collision course.

It would have been just another upset if Serena Williams had exploded into a verbal tirade during or after a loss strewn with as many unforced errors as Monday's in Melbourne.

Defending champion Kim Clijsters reached the fourth round of the Australian Open by beating Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets on Friday.

Brazilian Bruno Senna has signed to race for Williams in 2012. His uncle Ayrton is a former driver for the team, and was driving for them when he was killed at Imola in 1994.