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Lavazza announced details of a new global collaboration featuring tennis legend, Andre Agassi. The partnership positions Agassi as Lavazza's spokesperson for the world of tennis, and officially kicks off this years US Open with a special event and promotion for spectators, along with teasers taking place around New York City. The 120-year-old authe...

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In its first year of a multi-year agreement with The United States Tennis Association (USTA), next week Lavazza will bring the flavor of authentic Italian coffee to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the hundreds of thousands of fans attending this year's US Open (August 31st to September 13th). To further support tennis, Lavazza...

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The convocations for the play-offs and for the World Group's semifinals of the Fed Cup were issued today.   Captain Mary Joe Fernandez chose the four players that will face Italy in the play-offs in Brindisi, on the red clay, on the 18 and 19 of April. Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Alison Riske and Christina McHale were called. As for the...

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by Sam Allard   Italy struck first blood at the FedCup tennis tournament this afternoon with two decisive wins beneath the gilded mezzanines of Cleveland's Public Auditorium downtown. In order to come away victorious, team USA will have to win all three matches tomorrow afternoon.   The United States' Christina McHale fought valiantly...

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Italy will face either Spain or the Czech Republic in the April semi-finals after reaching the World Group's last four for the fourth consecutive year.   With veterans and Fed Cup stalwarts Sara Errani, Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta all excusing themselves from the tie, captain Corrado Barazutti headed a team of relative unknowns, with w...

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Oggi, in esclusiva per i lettori di livetennis, abbiamo intervistato Liam Caruana, poco conosciuto in Italia prima della vittoria dell'USTA International Spring Championships, torneo junior G1 disputatosi negli Stati Uniti, che lo ha reso "famoso" anche da questa parte dell'oceano.   Nato a Roma il 22 Gennaio del 199...

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By Andrew Dampf   Top-ranked Serena Williams fought back from a set down to win her windy singles match over Sara Errani but couldn't produce another victory in the decisive doubles encounter as Italy beat the United States 3-2 Sunday in a Fed Cup World Group playoff. Brindisi native Flavia Pennetta and Errani defeated Williams and Alis...

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  WTI Magazine #50    2014 December, 26Author : Simone Calliosto Manca      Translation by:   2014 was a year full of sports: certainly not the absolute best of the last years for our country, but still with important and recognized successes. The characters on the cover are certainly these: Federica Pellegrini, Vincenzo Nibali, Marco Belinelli,...

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Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini won the men's doubles title on Saturday at the Australian Open. The Italian duo came away with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over the French tandem of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the final.   They became the first Italian pairing to win a Grand Slam doubles crown since Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando...

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The two nations were paired together when the names were drawn on Tuesday and the Americans, who won in Argentina at the weekend to move into the play-offs, will need to get past a team that lifted the trophy as recently as 2013 if they are to regain their place in the World Group.   Much will depend on whether world number one Serena Willia...

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