Italy's Schiavone progresses at Roland Garros

Yahoo! News Monday 23rd May, 2011

PARIS (AFP) – Defending French Open champion Francesca Schiavone said she felt like she had come home after cruising into the second round with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over American 19-year-old Melanie Oudin on Monday. The fifth-seeded Schiavone, who last year became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title, will face either Britain's Anne Keothavong or Russian Vesna Dolonts for a place in round three. "I'm still shaking a little bit," admitted Schiavone, after returning to Court Philippe Chatrier, the scene of her emotional victory over Australia's Samantha Stosur in last year's final. "There was a lot of adrenaline. I felt really happy to be there. "That court is fantastic because it's compact and the court is perfect. It goes all around you. ...

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