Varvara Lepchenko

Varvara Lepchenko

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  Murray retires with back pain; Nadal wins in Rome

  Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, ... 

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  Federer loses to Nishikori at Madrid Open

  The slippery blue clay may be gone, but the Madrid Open continues to produce surprises. Second-ranked Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of ... 

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  Serena Williams advances in Madrid Open

  Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday as players applauded the tournament's return to red clay after ... 

• 6th-seeded Paire advances at Portugal Open

  Sixth-seeded Benoit Paire of France beat Igor Sijsling of the Netherlands 7-6 (5), 6-3 Monday in the opening round of the Portugal Open. The top three ... 

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  Italy beats US to progress to Fed Cup semifinals

  Italy beat the United States 3-2 to progress to the Fed Cup semifinals Sunday after Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci cruised to victory over Varvara ... 

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  Lepchenko beats Vinci to level Fed Cup tie

  Varvara Lepchenko won on her Fed Cup debut to put the United States level at 1-1 against Italy on Saturday, after Sara Errani beat Jamie Hampton. 

• Errani vs. Hampton to open Italy-US in Fed Cup tie

  Seventh-ranked Sara Errani will play Jamie Hampton in the opening match of Italy's first-round Fed Cup series against the United States on Saturday.