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Flavia Pennetta (born 25 February 1982 in Brindisi, Puglia) is an Italian professional tennis player.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: Justine Henin of Belgium serves in her fourth round match against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during day seven of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Yanina Wickmayer
Spain's Tommy Robredo makes a backhand return during his match against Agustin Calleri of Argentina in the first semifinal at the Heineken Open Mens tennis tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 12, 2007. Robredo won in straight sets 6-4, 6-0. (AP Photo/NZPA, Wayne Drought) Auckland
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 27: Liezel Huber of the USA serves in her fourth round doubles match with Cara Black of Zimbabwe against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Francesca Schiavone of Italy during day ten of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Francesca Schiavone
A Telstra phone booth is used in Sydney's central business district, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Australian telecommunications giant Telstra Corp. on Thursday reported its half-yearly profit fell 20.5 percent, but predicted its full year performance will be better than expected. In its first result since being released from government ownership last year, Telstra said its profit for the six months to Dec. 31, 2006, fell to 1.7 billion Australian dollars (US$1.3 billion; Euro990 million) from A$2.14 billion (US$1.7 billion; Euro1.3 billion) in the same period last year. Sydney
Switzerland's Roger Federer, the Australian Open men's singles champion poses with the trophy in Melbourne, Australia, Monday Feb. 1, 2010. Federer won his 16th Grand Slam tennis title on Sunday night, when he beat Britain's Andy Murray in the final of the Australian Open. Australian Open Tennis Championships
Australian Fed Cup team members, left to right, captain David Taylor, Rennae Stubbs, Casy Dellacqua, Samantha Stosur, Alicia Molik and coach Nicole Bradtke celebrate victory over Spain after their Fed Cup tennis doubles match at Adelaide, Australia, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Fed Cup
Party of Regions members read newspapers in Ukraine's parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has refused to concede the presidential race to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych and plans to legally challenge the results, Ukrainian and Russian media reported Tuesday. Yanukovych's Party of Regions has rejected calls for further scrutiny of the election. Ukraine
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Shahar Peer of Israel reacts after a point in her third round match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during day six of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Shahar Peer
China's Li Na, left, smiles after beating Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in their Women's singles third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday Jan. 23, 2010. Li Na
MARYSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 07: Melbourne city is seen from Kinglake on the one year anniversay of 'Black Saturday', Australia's worst ever bushfires and worst peace-time disaster, on February 7, 2010 in Kinglake, Australia. The fires, of which there were over 400 recorded, resulted in 173 confirmed deaths, and over 2000 homes destroyed, with entire towns badly damaged and some almost completely destroyed. Melbourne
MIAMI - FEBRUARY 05: Serena Williams speaks at the BET SOS Saving Ourselves � Help for Haiti,� benefit concert and telethon at AmericanAirlines Arena on February 5, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Serena Williams
Elena Dementieva of Russia, left, and Justine Henin of Belgium take to the court after a change of end break during the women's single match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday Jan. 20, 2010. Justine Henin
An Israeli security guard is seen standing near a truck with gas at the gas depot in the southern city of Ashkelon, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Police say an explosive device strapped to a gasoline truck was discovered and defused at the entrance to a major gas depot in southern Israel. Israel
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 24: Spectators in the crowd enjoy the atmosphere in the fourth round match between Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine Jie Zheng of China during day seven of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Alona Bondarenko
Elco Van Der Geest of Belgium reacts afetr he defeated Sergey Samoylovich of Russia during the final of the men's -100 kg category during the Grand Slam Paris 2010 Judo tournament, at the Bercy Arena in Paris Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Grand Slam Paris 2010 is the new name of the International Judo Federation's traditional Tournoi de Paris. Belgium
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 25: Samantha Stosur of Australia wait to return serve in her fourth round match against Serena Williams of the United States of America during day eight of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 25, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Samantha Stosur
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine plays a backhand in her second round match against Elena Baltacha of Great Britain during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. Kateryna Bondarenko
US sister Serena Williams (L) and Venus Williams wait to receive the trophy after defeating Zimbabwe's Cara Black and Liezel Huber of the US 6-2, 6-2 in the US Open women's doubles final at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 14, 2009 in New York. U.S. Open Tennis Championship

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy speaks with her team's captain Corrado Barazzutti during the Fed Cup World group first matches in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy speaks with her team's captain Corrado Barazzutti during the Fed Cup World group first matches in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine returns a shot to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine returns a shot to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine returns a shot to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine returns a shot to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Marcelo Melo of Brazil plays a forehand in his mixed doubles semifinal match with Flavia Pennetta of Italy against Jaroslav Levinsky of the Czech Republic and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during day twelve of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Marcelo Melo of Brazil plays a forehand in his mixed doubles semifinal match with Flavia Pennetta of Italy against Jaroslav Levinsky of the Czech Republic and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during day twelve of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Marcelo Melo of Brazil plays a forehand in his mixed doubles semifinal match with Flavia Pennetta of Italy against Jaroslav Levinsky of the Czech Republic and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during day twelve of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Marcelo Melo of Brazil plays a forehand in his mixed doubles semifinal match with Flavia Pennetta of Italy against Jaroslav Levinsky of the Czech Republic and Ekaterina Makarova of Russia during day twelve of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Jaroslav Levinsky of the Czech Republic plays a forehand in his mixed doubles semifinal match with Ekaterina Makarova of Russia against Flavia Pennetta of Italy and Marcelo Melo of Brazil during day twelve of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 29: Jaroslav Levinsky of the Czech Republic plays a forehand in his mixed doubles semifinal match with Ekaterina Makarova of Russia against Flavia Pennetta of Italy and Marcelo Melo of Brazil during day twelve of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 29, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Rennae Stubbs of Australia plays a backhand in her fourth round doubles match with Lisa Raymond of the USA against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Rennae Stubbs of Australia plays a backhand in her fourth round doubles match with Lisa Raymond of the USA against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Rennae Stubbs of Australia plays a forehand in her fourth round doubles match with Lisa Raymond of the USA against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Rennae Stubbs of Australia plays a forehand in her fourth round doubles match with Lisa Raymond of the USA against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Rennae Stubbs of Australia plays a backhand in her fourth round doubles match with Lisa Raymond of the USA against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Rennae Stubbs of Australia plays a backhand in her fourth round doubles match with Lisa Raymond of the USA against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Lisa Raymond of the USA plays a forehand in her fourth round doubles match with Rennae Stubbs of Australia against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Lisa Raymond of the USA plays a forehand in her fourth round doubles match with Rennae Stubbs of Australia against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Lisa Raymond of the USA plays a forehand in her fourth round doubles match with Rennae Stubbs of Australia against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Lisa Raymond of the USA plays a forehand in her fourth round doubles match with Rennae Stubbs of Australia against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Lisa Raymond of the USA plays a forehand in her fourth round doubles match with Rennae Stubbs of Australia against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 26: Lisa Raymond of the USA plays a forehand in her fourth round doubles match with Rennae Stubbs of Australia against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day nine of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 26, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Flavia Pennetta of Italy plays a forehand in her second round match against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Flavia Pennetta of Italy plays a forehand in her second round match against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium plays a forehand in her second round match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium plays a forehand in her second round match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium plays a backhand in her second round match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium plays a backhand in her second round match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts after a point in her second round match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium reacts after a point in her second round match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Flavia Pennetta of Italy celebrates winning a point in her second round match against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Flavia Pennetta of Italy celebrates winning a point in her second round match against Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium celebrates winning a point in her second round match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium celebrates winning a point in her second round match against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day three of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.

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"I'm so proud of my team ... They really competed hard and practiced so well during the week and they had a great chemistry. … In general, the big points were won by our team. I think everybody was really mentally tough, really..."


Mary Joe Fernandez Feb 08 2010 4:20 PM from USA Today

"I was a bit nervous and she was serving great, but as the match advanced I got more and more confident and I'm obviously thrilled that I was able to allow the US to go to the semis"


Melanie Oudin Feb 08 2010 7:23 AM from DNA India

"I gave it all I had ... But she turned it up on the important points. I had a first set break but then my service lost its edge."


Julie Coin Feb 07 2010 11:24 PM from FijiLive

"This victory is very important for me as I lost the decisive match against Italy in the final. I was tense to begin with but Julie was also making things tough for me as she was serving very well"


Melanie Oudin Feb 07 2010 9:33 PM from ABC Online

"I was a little nervous in the beginning ... She definitely stepped up her game when she came out on court and served some really great service games. There wasn't much I could do in the beginning, besides staying in there with her."


Melanie Oudin Feb 07 2010 9:27 PM from CNN

"We are really happy after this hard-fought victory"


Svetlana Kuznetsova Feb 07 2010 9:27 PM from CNN

"I'm completely satisfied with my playing today"


Flavia Pennetta Feb 07 2010 5:26 PM from France 24

"I started a bit nervously today after losing yesterday's match ... I was under tough pressure feeling myself responsible for the result."


Francesca Schiavone Feb 07 2010 5:26 PM from France 24

"I was really nervous when coming on the court. I guess I take things too much to heart. I felt like I was petrified by the stress"


Feb 07 2010 12:01 PM from Rediff

"Overall our team win and this is what counts"


Svetlana Kuznetsova Feb 07 2010 6:00 AM from Tennis-X.com
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Flavia Pennetta of Italy speaks with her team's captain Corrado Barazzutti during the Fed Cup World group first matches in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy speaks with her team's captain Corrado Barazzutti during the Fed Cup World group first matches in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine returns a shot to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine returns a shot to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Flavia Pennetta of Italy returns a shot to Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine returns a shot to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine returns a shot to Flavia Pennetta of Italy during their tennis match at the Fed Cup World group first round match in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010.

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