Flavia Pennetta reached the top 10 for the first time and Jelena Jankovic improved one spot in the world women's tennis rankings released Monday. Jankovic defeated No. 1-ranked Dinara Safina in straight sets Sunday in Cincinnati and collected her second championship of the year.

Dinara Safina coasted to her eighth championship match of the year Saturday by overpowering Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-0 in the Western & Southern Open. Safina, the No.

Italy's Flavia Pennetta knocked off Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-3 Sunday to win the $700,000 LA Women's Tennis Championship in Carson, Calif. The win was the eighth career title for Pennetta, who was seeded 10th in the tourney, and her second victory of the year. Pennetta, who defeated Maria Sharapova in

Flavia Pennetta and Maria Sharapova were first-round winners Monday at the LA Women's Tennis Championships in Carson, Calif. Pennetta, of Italy -- the 2008 runner-up -- eliminated American Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 5-7, 6-0.

Italian Flavia Pennetta briskly whipped countrywoman Sara Errani in straight sets Sunday for the championship of the Palermo International in Italy. Pennetta, the top seed, won 6-1, 6-2 in a match that lasted 71 minutes.