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Posted on: Sunday, July 19, 2009

Tennis: Pennetta routs Errani to win Palermo Open


Associated Press

PALERMO, Sicily — Flavia Pennetta routed Sara Errani 6-1, 6-2 today to win the Palermo Open in an all-Italian final.

The top-seeded Pennetta did not drop a set all week on the red clay courts of the Country Time Club.

It was Pennetta's seventh career title, with six of the seven having come on clay. She finished 2008 ranked a career-high 13th and is currently 15th.

Errani beat Pennetta in the semifinals here last year en route to the title. Both players are members of Italy's team that will face the United States in the Fed Cup final in November.