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Italy's Francesca Schiavone wins French Open title

Posted by Choochoo Sports Book on June 5, 2010 at 10:38am
Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title with a superb victory over Australia's Sam Stosur in the French Open final.The 29-year-old from Milan ignored her underdog status as she won a high-quality encounter 6-4 7-6 (7-2) on a baking hot Court Philippe Chatrier.Seventh seed Stosur had beaten Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic on her way to the final and was the leading player on clay this year with a 20-2 record on the surface.But Schiavone, the 17th seed, was making history as the first Italian woman to even reach a Grand Slam final, and she went one better to match male compatriot Adriano Panatta's 1976 victory at Roland Garros."I felt amazing today," said the world number 17, who became the second lowest ranked woman in the open era to win the French Open. "I feel a real champion and I'm very, very happy."
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