Schiavone seals first tour title
Schiavone recently beat France’s Amelie Mauresmo in the Fed Cup The 27-year-old had lost eight previous tour finals heading into the match.But the top seed broke three times in the first set and after Meusburger double-faulted at 4-3 in the second, Schiavone was able to wrap up victory.Schiavone said: “It’s a great relief, but I didn’t put pressure on myself. I just went out to enjoy it.”Schiavone, ranked number 31 in the world, controlled the first set with accurate high
top-spin strokes to keep Meusberger away from the net.She dropped her own serve just once in the first set but had to fight off break points in two other service games.”The match was much closer than the result shows,” insisted Meusburger, who was also beaten by Schiavone in the first round of this year’s French Open.”But the final was a good experience for me and it will help me to further raise my game.”