Francesca Schiavone Pics Tennis Player Italy 2012

Francesca Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone Born 23rd June 1980 in Milan) is an Italian tennis player who turned professional in 1998. She won the 2010 French Open singles title, becoming the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam tournament in singles. She was also runner-up at the 2011 French Open. From 5 March 2012, is the ranking of World No. 12 Schiavone, her career high ranking is World No. 4, 31 January 2011 reached

Francesca Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone

Francesca Schiavone

Schiavone employs an all court game and has a very classical approach to their play clay. It uses an extreme eastern grip on her one-handed backhand. Chris Fowler and Brad Gilbert describes her forehand as a "buggy whip."