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ROME - Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of illness.]]>Fri, 17 May 2013 06:29:05 -0400Serena, Venus lead United States to Fed Cup winhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fabaf6fdaf464bba9d2346eed0bb97ba/TEN-Fed-Cup-Sweden-UShttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/fabaf6fdaf464bba9d2346eed0bb97ba/TEN-Fed-Cup-Sweden-US

DELRAY BEACH, Florida - Venus Williams needed eight match points in the final game to beat Johanna Larsson 6-3, 7-5 and give the U.S. an insurmountable 3-1 lead against Sweden in the Fed Cup World Group Playoff.]]>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:02:16 -0400