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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.    

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.