This article, written by Howard Fendrich (AP Tennis Writer), appears on Newsday.
Pennetta wins 1st Grand Slam title at US Open, won’t return
After meeting her opponent, Roberta Vinci, at the net for a long hug — both from the southern heel of Italy’s boot, they were childhood friends, then doubles partners and roommates as teens — Pennetta let Vinci in on a little secret that would soon be shared with the world.
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