In a sort of deja vu of the 2010 final at the Roland Garros, Francesca Schiavone managed to defeat again Sam Stosur.
‘You do all the work leading up and you feel OK and then today all of a sudden it’s just like a bombshell hits you,’ Stosur said. ‘The whole emotional side of things really took over.
‘Melbourne is coming up and I want to start playing well. Being in Australia and playing in Australia, I want to play the best I can play and do it all here this month.’
Schiavone will play the next match against Daniela Hanthucova that maanged to defeat Roberta Vinci 7-5 6-2.
