Wuhan Open Final: Venus Williams Beat Roberta Vinci

Venus Williams beat Roberta Vinci - conqueror of Serena Williams at the US Open - to reach the Wuhan Open final.

Vinci ended the younger Williams sister's hopes of completing a calendar Grand Slam in New York earlier this month, but went down 5-7 6-2 7-6 (7-4) to 35-year-old Venus.

"If I could I'd give this win to Serena at the US Open, but it doesn't work like that in tennis," said Williams.

US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta Beats Roberta Vinci To Win Final

Flavia Pennetta beat fellow Italian Roberta Vinci to win her first Grand Slam title at the US Open, and then announced her retirement.

Pennetta, the 26th seed, won 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 to become only the second Italian woman to win one of the tennis majors.

She then said: "I make a big decision in my life - this is the way I like to say goodbye to tennis."
The 33-year-old from Brindisi confirmed she plans to play the rest of the season before retiring.

US Open 2015: Roberta Vinci Defeats Serena Williams To Reach Final

Oh my GOD,so many people didn't see this coming. This Italian just ended Serena Williams' grand slam hopes after defeating her to get to the finals. What a shock, real shocker....

Italy's Roberta Vinci caused a huge shock as she beat Serena Williams at the US Open to end the American's hopes of a calendar Grand Slam.

Vinci, the world number 43 and playing her first Grand Slam semi-final, won 2-6 6-4 6-4 in New York.

TENNIS: Agnieska Radwanska Moves To Stuttgart Quarter-Finals

Agnieska Radwanska set up a potential quarter-final against Maria Sharapova as she came through the second round of the WTA Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart.

Top seed and world number three Radwanska beat world number 20 Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-3 6-2 in a match that lasted an hour and 18 minutes.

Radwanska's first serve was patchy, finding the box just 56 per cent of the time, but she was ruthless on the key points as she saved all three break points she faced and broke her opponent three times.