Sara Errani

Italy routs Williams-less US team to win Fed Cup

By ANDREW DAMPF| AP| Sports

… victories Saturday on the outdoor clay court at the Rocco Polimeni club. The fourth singles rubber was canceled and Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci completed the 4-0 shutout by edging Liezel Huber and Vania King in doubles 4-6, 6-3, and 11 …

Story|11/08/2009

Top-seeded Pennetta beats Shaughnessy in Austria

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… Sorana Cirstea of Romania struggled with her serve in losing to Julia Goerges of Germany 6-3, 6-3. Eighth-seeded Sara Errani of Italy advanced by defeating Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain 6-2, 6-3, Also, Olga Govortsova of Belarus beat …

Story|10/13/2009

Venus Williams loses in 2nd round in Toronto

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… and dominant." Safarova advanced with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over Kaia Kanepi. Also, Dominika Cibulkova beat Sara Errani 6-4, 6-2, Shahar Peer of Israel downed Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4) in just under three …

Story|08/18/2009

Top-ranked Safina reaches Slovenia Open final

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… from there against Brianti, who was playing her first WTA Tour semifinal. Safina will play either defending champion Sara Errani of Italy or Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material …

Story|07/25/2009

Errani, Pennetta set up all-Italian Palermo final

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… Errani, Pennetta set up all-Italian Palermo final Saturday, July 18, 2009 PALERMO, 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 …

Story|07/18/2009

Ivanovic eliminated from French Open in 4th round

By CHRIS LEHOURITES| AP| Sports

… another point that I had to win." Ivanovic also struggled in her opening match, being stretched to a tiebreaker by Sara Errani of Italy. But she easily moved through the next two rounds, losing only five games in those two matches. "I wasn …

Story|06/01/2009

Hewitt overcomes 55 aces; Murray, Ivanovic win

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… only for about a four-game stretch really asserted herself in a 7-6 (3), 6-3 struggle against 44th-ranked Sara Errani of Italy. Errani, for one, was not impressed. "Is she going to win the tournament?" Errani said. "Don't think …

Story|05/24/2009

Kendrick gives US 1 win on rough Day 1 at French

By HOWARD FENDRICH| AP| Sports

… one of Italy's players: There's no need for the sisters to show up. "I hope they're not there, honestly," Sara Errani said after losing to Ana Ivanovic in the French Open's first round. "I think they'll come _ but with them, you …

Story|05/24/2009

Williams sisters hoping to play Fed Cup final

By ANDREW DAMPF| AP| Sports

… Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta, while Roberta Vinci has a 13-0 record in Fed Cup doubles. Vinci paired with Sara Errani in Italy's 4-1 semifinal win over Russia. The U.S. has won a record 17 Fed Cup titles but none since 2000 …

Story|05/03/2009

Suarez Navarro advances in Barcelona

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… competition. Sixth-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia, the defending champion, reached the last eight on Wednesday. No. 7 Sara Errani of Italy was eliminated by the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova 6-3, 6-3, and Italy's Francesca Schiavone advanced …

Story|04/16/2009