ROME (AP) Fresh off a title in Madrid and back at No. 2 in the rankings, Roger Federer defeated Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. (MORE)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The women's tennis tour is opening the bidding process to find a host city for its season-ending WTA Championships starting in 2014. (MORE)

ROME (AP) Wimbledon's all-white dress code won't be in place for the Olympics. And the traditional dark green backdrop around the courts will be gone, too. (MORE)

LONDON (AP) Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant. (MORE)

MADRID (AP) Roger Federer rallied to beat Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 and win the Madrid Open for a third time on Sunday. (MORE)

MADRID (AP) - Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in declaring he won't play again on the new blue clay court at the Madrid Open after losing to Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (2), 6-3 Friday in an all-Serb quarterfinal. (MORE)

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) Former pro player Charlie Pasarell is leaving his management post with the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament after 31 years to develop a resort in Puerto Rico. (MORE)

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Andy Roddick was handed the large American flag and then just stood there. He wasn't going on a victory lap until his teammates joined him. (Full Story)

BREMEN, Germany (AP) Having already advanced to the Davis Cup semifinals, Spain split its reverse singles Sunday and defeated Germany 4-1. (Full Story)

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) Maria Sharapova entered the Bausch & Lomb Championships with hopes of gaining some experience on clay. (Full Story)