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• Serena pulls out, Venus loses in Rome (AP)

  

  Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match at the Italian Open...

• Nadal, Djokovic to play for world No. 2 (AP)

  

  Defending champion Roger Federer cruised into the semifinals of the Hamburg Masters...

• Henin retirement to make Sharapova No. 1 (AP)

  Maria Sharapova will assume the No. 1 ranking in tennis because of Justine Henin's retirement. The 25-year-old Henin, who retired Wednesday, asked to be removed from the rankings, the WTA Tour said Thursday. Sharapova will automatically become No. 1 when the next rankings are released Monday. It will mark the...

• Kuerten among wild cards at French Open (AP)

  Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten was given a wild-card entry into this year's tournament by the French tennis federation on Thursday. The 31-year-old Brazilian will be playing his final tournament at Roland Garros, where he won his only majors in 1997, 2000 and 2001. The clay-court tournament begins May...

• Henin announces immediate retirement (AP)

  

  Sharapova, WTA compromise on photo shoot (AP)

  Maria Sharapova reached a compromise with the WTA Tour and completed a promotional photo shoot before the Italian Open began Monday. The second-ranked Russian was opposed to the shoot because she does not like distractions before tournaments, and claimed the WTA threatened to fine her more than $300,000 if she...

• Doubles team of twins heroic in fire (AP)

  Twin brothers who play professional tennis as a doubles team helped the wife and son of another doubles player escape from a hotel fire. Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana of Thailand were making their way through thick, black smoke to exit their hotel when they heard someone calling for them. It...