Italy Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win the French Open. After Samantha Stosur upset of no.1 seed Serena Williams., Schiavone returned the favor by acing favorited Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4 7-6.
For the first time in Schiavone's tennis career, after defeating Stosur, her new ranking in World Tennis places her in the top ten. "Schiavone has won four singles titles on the WTA tour, but has also achieved ten runner-ups in total, eight
of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone lost her first eight career finals
before finally winning her first title in July 2007. She and her Italian
teammates Mara
Santangelo, Flavia
Pennetta, and Roberta
Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup
final. Justine
Henin had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her
right knee, which let Italy
win their first Fed Cup trophy.[1] This match was a
doubles match and Kirsten
Flipkens partnered Henin and Roberta
Vinci partnered Schiavone.
In addition, she realized a notable victory
during the quarterfinals of the 2008 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, when she
upset World No. 1 and four-time champion Henin 7–6, 7–6. She also beat Amélie Mauresmo in a Fed Cup tie in 2006 when Mauresmo was
ranked No. 1.
Partnering Australian Casey
Dellacqua, Schiavone was the runner-up in the women's doubles competition at
the 2008 French
Open."
For the first time in Schiavone's tennis career, after defeating Stosur, her new ranking in World Tennis places her in the top ten. "Schiavone has won four singles titles on the WTA tour, but has also achieved ten runner-ups in total, eight
of them since the autumn of 2005. Schiavone lost her first eight career finals
before finally winning her first title in July 2007. She and her Italian
teammates Mara
Santangelo, Flavia
Pennetta, and Roberta
Vinci beat the Belgium team 3–2 in the 2006 Fed Cup
final. Justine
Henin had to retire in the fifth and final match due to an injury in her
right knee, which let Italy
win their first Fed Cup trophy.[1] This match was a
doubles match and Kirsten
Flipkens partnered Henin and Roberta
Vinci partnered Schiavone.
In addition, she realized a notable victory
during the quarterfinals of the 2008 Dubai Duty Free Women's Open, when she
upset World No. 1 and four-time champion Henin 7–6, 7–6. She also beat Amélie Mauresmo in a Fed Cup tie in 2006 when Mauresmo was
ranked No. 1.
Partnering Australian Casey
Dellacqua, Schiavone was the runner-up in the women's doubles competition at
the 2008 French
Open."
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