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  US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta wins title, announces retirement

  Tennis | September 13, 2015 7:21 IST

  New York: In one of the unlikeliest major finals in women's tennis, the 26th-seeded Pennetta beat Vinci 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Saturday at Flushing Meadows.Pennetta got past the woman who ended Williams' Grand Slam bid,

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  Italian pair win Australian Open doubles title

  Tennis | January 25, 2013 15:26 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 25: Top-seeded Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy have won the first Australian Open title of 2013, beating the unseeded Australian pair of Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 for

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  Victoria Azarenka reaches quarterfinals at Pan Pacific Open

  Tennis | September 27, 2012 12:39 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 27: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame a dizzy spell to beat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open.Azarenka, playing in her first

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  British teenager Robson reaches Palermo quarters

  Tennis | July 13, 2012 9:43 IST

  Sicily Jul 13: British teenager Laura Robson upset second-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-3, 7-5 to reach the Italiacom Open quarterfinals for the best result of her career on Thursday.Robson won the Junior Wimbledon title

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  Errani, Vinci win women's doubles at French Open

  Tennis | June 08, 2012 22:35 IST

  Paris, June 8 : Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy won their first Grand Slam doubles title, beating Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova of Russia 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open final on

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  Vinci Beats Johansson In 1st Round In Barcelona

  Tennis | April 10, 2012 9:27 IST

  Barcelona, Apr 10: Defending champion Roberta Vinci came from behind to beat Mathilde Johansson of France 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Barcelona Open on Monday.Johansson broke twice to jump out to

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  Vinci, Zakopalova Reach Open GDF Suez Quarters

  Tennis | February 09, 2012 20:00 IST

  Paris, Feb 9: Roberta Vinci beat American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez.The seventh-seeded Italian broke twice in the final set, clinching victory when Mattek-Sands