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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.    

MADRID, May 13 (Reuters) - The hearing in Madrid on Tuesday at which John Tomic, father and coach of Australian world tennis number 52 Bernard Tomic, was due to answer a charge of causing criminal injury has been postponed until October, court authorities said on Monday.    

May 13 (Reuters) - WTA rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Serena Williams (United States) 11115 points 2. (2) Maria Sharapova (Russia) 10690 3. (3) Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 8510 4. (4) Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 6475 5. (5) Li Na (China) 5755 6. (7) Sara Errani (Italy) 5640 7. (6) Angelique Kerber (Germany) 5530 8. (8) Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 5225 9.    

May 13 (Reuters) - May 13 (Reuters) - ATP World Tour rankings on Monday (last week's positions in brackets): 1. (1) Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 12730 points 2. (3) Andy Murray (Scotland) 8750 3. (2) Roger Federer (Switzerland) 7760 4. (4) David Ferrer (Spain) 6920 5. (5) Rafa Nadal (Spain) 6895 6. (6) Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 4520 7. (7) Juan Martin Del P    

MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) - When Rafa Nadal returned to action in February after seven months out with a knee injury he never thought that just over three months later he would have another five titles in the bag, including two more Masters triumphs.    

* Will be bidding for an eighth Roland Garros crown (Adds details, Wawrinka quotes, byline)    

May 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Rome Masters Men's Singles Round 1 matches on Sunday Marcel Granollers (Spain) beat Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 6-3 6-4 Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) beat Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 6-3 6-4 Kevin Anderson (South Africa) beat Jurgen Melzer (Austria) 6-1 6-2 9-Richard Gasquet (France) beat Sam Querrey (U.S.) 6-2 7-6(8) Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) beat John Isner (U.S.) 5-7 7-6(5) 6-3 Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukraine) beat Matteo Viola (Italy) 6-4    

MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal claimed a fifth title since his return from injury when the Spanish world number five dismissed 15th-seeded Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday.    

MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) - Serena Williams went from winning the Madrid Open to losing in the first round at Roland Garros last year and she is hoping history does not repeat itself after crushing Maria Sharapova to defend her title in Spain on Sunday.    

May 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Madrid Open Men's Singles Final on Sunday 5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat 15-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) 6-2 6-4    

* Stops Sharapova from taking over as number one (Adds quotes, byline)    

MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) - World number one and top seed Serena Williams racked up the 50th title of her 18-year career when she thumped Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-4 to defend her Madrid Open crown on Sunday.    

May 12 (Infostrada Sports) - Result from the Madrid Open Women's Singles Final on Sunday 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) 6-1 6-4    

* Wawrinka upsets Czech sixth seed Berdych (Adds result of second semi-final, Andujar quotes)    

May 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Madrid Open Men's Singles Semifinal matches on Saturday 15-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat 6-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 6-3 4-6 6-4 5-Rafa Nadal (Spain) beat Pablo Andujar (Spain) 6-0 6-4    

MADRID, May 11 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal is one win away from a fifth title since returning from injury after the Spanish world number five thumped compatriot Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-4 on Saturday to reach the Madrid Open final.    

MADRID, May 11 (Reuters) - Australian Bernard Tomic, whose father and coach John is due to appear in a Madrid court on Tuesday to answer a charge of causing criminal injury, has pulled out of this week's Rome Masters, the ATP said on Saturday.    

May 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Madrid Open Women's Singles Semifinal matches on Saturday 2-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat 16-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) 6-4 6-3 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat 7-Sara Errani (Italy) 7-5 6-2