Superb Li Na storms to first singles Grand Slam title for China
China's Li Na has just made a tennis revolution - the 29-year-old defeated last year's winner Francesca Schiavone in the final of Roland Garros and the sport not so popular in China is now...
Francesca Schiavone and Li Na are Roland Garros 2011 finalists
Here we go again, two players pretty much no one was talking about in the lead-up to the French Open are now in the final of the claycourt Grand Slam - Francesca Schiavone and...
Pavlyuchenkova allows Schiavone to run into Roland Garros semis
First-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova looked to be following up her upset of world No.3 Vera Zvonareva with an upset of defending champion Francesca Schiavone when the score was 6-1 4-1 for the...
Spring tennis fashion, Roland Garros edition
Traditionally, Women's Tennis Blog is doing Grand Slam fashion overviews, so let's see what major sports brands have on display at Roland Garros 2011. World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki brought nothing new to the fashion table...
Francesca Schiavone works her way into Roland Garros quarterfinals
Defending champion Francesca Schiavone resisted the challenge of Jelena Jankovic and advanced to the quarterfinals of Roland Garros. On her tournament debut ten years ago she reached the quarterfinals, and together with her last...
Gisela Dulko upsets Sam Stosur in French Open third round
Both last year’s finalists were in action today. Defending champion Francesca Schiavone had an easy progress into the fourth round, as her opponent Peng Shuai retired with breathing problems at 6-3 1-2 (Schiavone won...
Reigning champion Francesca Schiavone breezes into round two
Italian fifth seed Francesca Schiavone began the defence of her French Open crown with a confident 6-2 6-0 victory over world No.88 Melanie Oudin. The 19-year-old American, who became famous during her 2009 Wimbledon and...
Preview for the women’s side of Roland Garros 2011
Roland Garros 2011 has been awaited as a big occasion for world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki to win her maiden Grand Slam, or as a venue where Kim Clijsters will reassert the dominance of the...
Wozniacki progresses past Schiavone for Brussels final
The semifinal encounter of world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki and reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone was not interesting only because all eyes are on Wozniacki's clay play ahead of the French Open and because...
Clay warm-up starts with loss for Francesca Schiavone
World No.4 Francesca Schiavone skipped last weekend's Fed Cup action in order to start the clay court season fresh and prepared so that she can give her best in defending the French Open title,...