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ROME, May 17 (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova withdrew from the Italian Open before her quarter-final with Italy's Sara Errani on Friday because of "physical problems", organisers said.    

May 16 (Reuters) - Defending champion Rafa Nadal recovered from losing the opening five games against Ernests Gulbis to book his place in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters on Thursday.    

May 16 (Reuters) - Walt Disney's ESPN sports juggernaut said it signed an 11-year contract to exclusively show all rounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament on its channels in North and South America, giving it coverage of the sport's four major tournaments.    

May 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Rome Masters Men's Singles Round 3 matches on Thursday 2-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Gilles Simon (France) 6-1 6-2 Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) beat 9-Richard Gasquet (France) 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-4 1-6 7-5 4-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany)WO 5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) 1-6 7-5 6-4 Benoit Paire    

May 16 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Italian Open Women's Singles Round 3 matches on Thursday 9-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat 8-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 7-5 2-6 6-1 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat 16-Sloane Stephens (U.S.) 6-2 6-1 3-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Ayumi Morita (Japan) 6-1 2-0 (Morita retired) 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 14-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 6-0 6-1 Simona Halep (Romania) beat 13-Roberta Vinci (Italy) 6-4 6-2    

May 16 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic made short work of Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov to reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters on Thursday with a 6-1 6-4 win.    

ROME, May 15 (Reuters) - Jerzy Janowicz ripped off his shirt after stunning Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro visited the Pope and Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka pulled out through injury at the Italian Open on Wednesday.    

May 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Italian Open Women's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 3-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Julia Goerges (Germany) 6-2 6-0 Ayumi Morita (Japan) beat Urszula Radwanska (Poland) 6-3 6-1 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat Romina Oprandi (Switzerland) 6-4 6-2 16-Sloane Stephens (U.S.) beat Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat Garbine Muguruza Blanco (Spain) 6-2 6-2 Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain)    

May 15 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Rome Masters Men's Singles Round 2 matches on Wednesday 5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Fabio Fognini (Italy) 6-1 6-3 Ernests Gulbis (Latvia) beat Viktor Troicki (Serbia) 6-1 6-1 4-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 5-7 7-5 6-3 Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat Albert Ramos (Spain) 6-4 6-1 Jeremy Chardy (France) beat 16-Ke    

VAJONT, Italy, May 15 (Reuters) - Lithuania's Ramunas Navardauskas gave Garmin-Sharp a boost with a solo summit finish win on stage 11 the day after team leader Ryder Hesjedal lost all hope of repeating last year's overall Giro d'Italia success.    

PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - Former French Open semi-finalist Gael Monfils, who has struggled for form after a string of injuries marred his 2012 season, has been given a wild card for the grand slam claycourt event, organisers said on Wednesday.    

ROME, May 15 (Reuters) - Andy Murray is a doubt for the French Open after suffering a lower back problem that forced the world number two to retire from the Italian Open on his 26th birthday on Wednesday.    

May 15 (Reuters) - Andy Murray retired injured from the Italian Open on his 26th birthday on Wednesday, moments after he had levelled the second round match by winning the second set against Spain's Marcel Granollers.    

* Poland's number four seed Radwanska also out (Adds quotes)    

May 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Italian Open Women's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 2 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Laura Robson (Britain) 6-2 6-2 Simona Halep (Romania) beat 4-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 6-7(2) 6-1 6-2 8-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Sabine Lisicki (Germany) 6-4 0-6 7-5 Round 1 Carla Suarez Navarro (Spain) beat 11-Nadia Petrova (Russia) 3-6 6-2 7-6(1) Romina Oprandi (Switzerland) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6    

May 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Rome Masters Men's Singles matches on Tuesday Round 2 6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-4 6-0 2-Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Potito Starace (Italy) 6-1 6-2 7-Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) beat Andrey Kuznetsov (Russia) 6-3 6-2 Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat 11-Marin Cilic (Croatia) 6-3 7-6(7) 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Albert Montanes (Spain) 6-2 6-3    

May 14 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic recovered from his shock defeat in Madrid to ease past Albert Montanes 6-2 6-3 in the second round of the Rome Masters on Tuesday.    

May 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Rome Masters Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday 16-Kei Nishikori (Japan) beat Paolo Lorenzi (Italy) 6-2 6-4 Philipp Kohlschreiber (Germany) beat 14-Milos Raonic (Canada) 7-6(2) 6-4 Albert Montanes (Spain) beat Martin Klizan (Slovakia) 3-6 7-5 6-3 Jerzy Janowicz (Poland) beat Santiago Giraldo (Colombia) 7-5 6-2 Fabio Fognini (Italy) beat Andreas Seppi (Italy) 6-4 6-1    

May 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Italian Open Women's Singles Round 1 matches on Monday Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) beat Francesca Schiavone (Italy) 7-6(5) 6-1 Simona Halep (Romania) beat Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-1 6-1 Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) beat Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) 6-3 6-0 9-Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Hsieh Su-Wei (Taiwan) 6-2 6-3 Laura Robson (Britain) beat Venus Williams (U.S.) 6-3    

May 13 (Reuters) - A rusty Venus Williams was blown away 6-3 6-2 by rising British left-hander Laura Robson at the Rome Masters tennis on Monday.