Topic: Flavia Pennetta

Pope Francis congratulated Italy and Jannik Sinner on Monday morning for capturing their first title at the Australian Open. He also spoke about the values of tennis and importance of "integral growth."

Venus Williams is staying put while Maria Sharapova has been sent packing from the U.S. Open.

Seventh-seeded Roberta Vinci, the 2015 U.S. Open runner-up, cruised into the third round of the tournament for the sixth straight year on Wednesday.

Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic secured the top seeds for the 2016 U.S. Open when the draw was revealed Friday.

Maria Sharapova finished a perfect 3-0 in round robin play to advance to the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Singapore.

Flavia Pennetta produced the biggest accomplishment of her tennis career and then announced her retirement.

Two victories from history,Serena Williams fell in a spectacular upset at the US Open Friday, to an unseeded Italian who's never before played in a major final.

This year's US Open will be the first without "Super Saturday" -- the women's final and both men's semifinals on the same day. But we do get "Fantastic Friday."

Second-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland advanced to his 38th Grand Slam semifinal.

Another men's tennis star was eliminated from the U.S. Open on Monday.