• Italy routs Williams-less US team to win Fed Cup
  The Williams sisters were conspicuous by their absence on Sunday when Italy completed a shutout of the United States to win its second Fed Cup title in four years.

• Murray to battle Youzhny for Valencia title
  Top-seeded British star Andy Murray will face Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the $2.98 million Valencia Open after both men won semifinal matches Saturday.

• Federer to play Djokovic for Swiss Indoors title
  Roger Federer will play Novak Djokovic in the Swiss Indoors final in a bid for a fourth straight title in his hometown tournament.

• ITF chief says ban unlikely for Serena Williams
  Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said.

• Italy captures second Fed Cup crown
  Flavia Pennetta clinched Italy's second Fed Cup title on Sunday with a straight-set victory over American Melanie Oudin in the first of the day's reverse singles matches.

• ITF confirms 1-year ban for Wickmayer, Malisse
  The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.

• Rezai takes Bali final after Bartoli retires
  Aravane Rezai took home the WTA Tournament of Champions title after fellow Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli retired following the first set of Sunday's final.

• Italy takes 2-0 lead over US in Fed Cup final
  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.

• Gasquet faces cocaine-kiss hearing next week
  Tennis player Richard Gasquet will go before the highest court in sports Tuesday for what he says was a cocaine-tainted kiss in a nightclub.

• Federer to face Djokovic for Basel crown
  Top seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were semifinal winners Saturday and will meet for the title at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament.

• Glatch will open for U.S. in Fed Cup final
  Saturday's opening singles rubber at the 2009 Fed Cup final will pit American Alexa Glatch against world No. 11 Italian Flavia Pennetta. The United States and host Italy will decide the champion in a best-of-five affair on an outdoor clay court at Rocco Polimeni.

• Ruling on Serena's US Open tirade expected soon
  A ruling on Serena Williams' U.S. Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks.

• Wickmayer suspended for anti-doping rules violations
  Belgian tennis player Yanina Wickmayer has been suspended, effective immediately, by the Flemish Doping Tribunal for failing to notify officials of her location.

• Wickmayer withdraws in Bali after year suspension
  US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer voluntarily withdrew from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Friday after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.

• Murray, Davydenko, Verdasco move into Valencia SFs
  Top-seeded British star Andy Murray, second-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko and Spanish crowd favorite Fernando Verdasco were among Friday's quarterfinal winners at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.

• Agassi pleads for compassion on '60 Minutes'
  Andre Agassi responded to criticism of his crystal meth use with a plea for compassion, telling "60 Minutes" he needed help when he took the drug while depressed in 1997.

• US Open semifinalist Wickmayer banned for 1 year
  U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was suspended for one year by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal Thursday, accused of failing to report her whereabouts to drug-testing officials three times.

• Djokovic bagels Hernych 6-0, 6-0 at Swiss Indoors
  Novak Djokovic recorded his first 6-0, 6-0 win at an elite event Thursday, shutting out Jan Hernych at the Swiss Indoors.

• Bartoli, Martinez Sanchez reach Bali semis
  Top-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli and sixth-seeded Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez secured berths in Saturday's semifinals at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions tennis event.

• Glatch to open against Pennetta in Fed Cup final
  Alexa Glatch of the United States will open against Flavia Pennetta in the Fed Cup final against Italy.

• Djokovic steamrolls into Basel quarters
  Novak Djokovic double-bageled his opponent on Thursday to ease into the quarterfinals at the Swiss Indoors.

• Date Krumm surprises Medina Garrigues in Bali
  Veteran Japanese Kimiko Date Krumm upset fifth-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues in Thursday's round-robin action at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions tennis event.

• French Open's extension project on hold
  The building of a new stadium for the French Open has been blocked because of political issues, but the French Tennis Federation said Wednesday that it was confident it will go ahead as planned.

• Federer eases into Basel QFs
  Reigning three-time champion and hometown hero Roger Federer was an easy second-round winner Wednesday at the Swiss Indoors.

• Verdasco moves on; Tsonga falls in Spain
  Spanish favorite Fernando Verdasco reached the second round, while third-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came up a loser Wednesday at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.