Flavia Pennetta

Seventh seeded Italian Roberta Vinci, defeated by compatriot Flavia Pennetta in last year's final, eased past Christina McHale of the United States 6-1, 6-3.

Serena Williams is aiming for a record 23rd Grand Slam title at the US Open but she faces a lot of pressure from the likes of Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza.

Simona Halep said victories by Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open in January and Flavia Pennetta's US Open triumph last September had given the other players the belief that Serena Williams can be beaten.

Flavia Pennetta defeated Roberta Vinci earlier this year in the first ever all-Italian Grand Slam final to claim the biggest win of her career - the US Open, and then announced her retirement from the sport

Novak Djokovic ended 2015 with 11 titles, including the Australian and US Opens and Wimbledon. Serena Williams won five titles in all, including the Australian and French Opens and Wimbledon.

Flavia Pennetta ended her three-year relationship with former world No. 1 Carlos Moya after he was allegedly found cheating on her with a TV presenter/model.

Flavia Pennetta, who will retire after WTA Finals, stayed on course for her one last title when she beat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6, 6-4.

Simona Halep registered an emphatic win over Flavia Pennetta while Maria Sharapova slogged her way to a hard-fought win over Agnieszka Radwanska.

Top seed Simona Halep will be paired in the same group with Maria Sharapova and Flavia Pennetta in the season-ending WTA Finals.

Flavia Pennetta and Angelique Kerber join Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Agnieszka Radwanska in the October 23-November 1 tournament in Singapore.

Flavia Pennetta could hardly find her rhythm facing Lyudmyla Kichenok and the top seed surrendered in one hour and 38 minutes

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis, the top seeds, took an hour and 17 minutes to edge past experienced Italian pair Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta 1-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Apart from Flavia Pennetta, Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza, Kevin Anderson, Marcos Baghdatis are some of the top players who will compete in the Champions Tennis League, to be held from November 23 to December 6.

US Open champion Flavia Pennetta has jumped 18 places to be ranked eighth in the world as the top four remain the same with Serena Williams well clear of second-best Simona Halep.

Flavia Pennetta retired on Saturday only minutes after defeating compatriot and friend-since-childhood Roberta Vinci 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in US Open 2015 final to become the oldest first-time women's Grand Slam champion.

Seventh seeded Italian Roberta Vinci, defeated by compatriot Flavia Pennetta in last year's final, eased past Christina McHale of the United States 6-1, 6-3.

Serena Williams is aiming for a record 23rd Grand Slam title at the US Open but she faces a lot of pressure from the likes of Angelique Kerber and Garbine Muguruza.

Simona Halep said victories by Angelique Kerber at the Australian Open in January and Flavia Pennetta's US Open triumph last September had given the other players the belief that Serena Williams can be beaten.

Flavia Pennetta defeated Roberta Vinci earlier this year in the first ever all-Italian Grand Slam final to claim the biggest win of her career - the US Open, and then announced her retirement from the sport

Novak Djokovic ended 2015 with 11 titles, including the Australian and US Opens and Wimbledon. Serena Williams won five titles in all, including the Australian and French Opens and Wimbledon.

Flavia Pennetta ended her three-year relationship with former world No. 1 Carlos Moya after he was allegedly found cheating on her with a TV presenter/model.

Flavia Pennetta, who will retire after WTA Finals, stayed on course for her one last title when she beat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6, 6-4.

Simona Halep registered an emphatic win over Flavia Pennetta while Maria Sharapova slogged her way to a hard-fought win over Agnieszka Radwanska.

Top seed Simona Halep will be paired in the same group with Maria Sharapova and Flavia Pennetta in the season-ending WTA Finals.

Flavia Pennetta and Angelique Kerber join Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and Agnieszka Radwanska in the October 23-November 1 tournament in Singapore.

Flavia Pennetta could hardly find her rhythm facing Lyudmyla Kichenok and the top seed surrendered in one hour and 38 minutes

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis, the top seeds, took an hour and 17 minutes to edge past experienced Italian pair Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta 1-6, 6-4, 10-6.

Apart from Flavia Pennetta, Martina Hingis, Sania Mirza, Kevin Anderson, Marcos Baghdatis are some of the top players who will compete in the Champions Tennis League, to be held from November 23 to December 6.

US Open champion Flavia Pennetta has jumped 18 places to be ranked eighth in the world as the top four remain the same with Serena Williams well clear of second-best Simona Halep.

Flavia Pennetta retired on Saturday only minutes after defeating compatriot and friend-since-childhood Roberta Vinci 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in US Open 2015 final to become the oldest first-time women's Grand Slam champion.