NEW YORK -- With Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi watching intently, Flavia Pennetta became the second Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title, edging Fed Cup teammate Roberta Vinci 7-6 (4), 6-2 on ...

Don’t remember the name? Vinci was one of the greatest spoilers in tennis history, ending Serena Williams’s Grand Slam hopes in 2015. By Christopher Clarey Roberta Vinci played her last professional ...

NEW YORK (AP) The day before Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta went out and won their U.S. Open semifinals - Vinci stunningly ending Serena Williams' Grand Slam bid; Pennetta pulling off a lesser ...

ROME (AP) — Before Claudio Ranieri coached Leicester to the top of English football, Roberta Vinci was Italy's upset queen. Seven months after ending Serena Williams' bid for a calendar-year Grand ...

"Best moment of my life," Roberta Vinci said after defeating 21-time major champion Serena Williams in the semifinals of the U.S. Open. No doubt. Vinci is 32 years old and was playing in a ...

The Athletic has live coverage of the U.S. Open 2025. FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. — It is the tennis match that no one wants to talk about. Not Serena Williams, the greatest tennis player of the modern era ...

After the extraordinary September afternoon on which she put an end to Serena Williams’ Grand Slam bid in the U.S. Open semifinals, Roberta Vinci has had to redefine what passes for normal in her life ...