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| Francesca Schiavone became Italy’s hero after capturing first Women’s Grand Slam title |
She instantly became a national hero, receiving a congratulations call from Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. The 29-year-old Schiavone was possibly the most improbable winner of the tournament in the Open Era. If you backed her up at BetPhoenix.com Sportsbook, you made a lot of money the past two weeks. BetPhoenix offers you the widest range of options in sport betting, and the best tennis odds in every tournament. “I always dream,” Schiavone said. “I always believe in myself. Not about the trophy or tournament, but just in myself, and I think was the key for everything. That means that everybody has the chance to be who you really want to be, and to do everything in your life. This is what happened to me.” The Italian came into the contest as the underdog against Stosur, who defeated Justine Henin, World No. 1 Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic in her three previous rounds, but she was the more composed player during the final. She bravely stood inside the baseline to return serve, avoiding Stosur dominance with her strong kick service, and was able to get into rallies. Schiavone came to the net 15 times, many of them on significant points, converting 14 opportunities. She displayed a large variety of shots, beautifully executed her strategy, and played with more intensity than the Australian. Stosur, though, took a 4-1 lead in the second set, but the fiery little Italian came back playing inspired, creative tennis and took the second set and the match in the tiebreak. She fell to the ground and kissed the clay in victory: “To kiss the ground for me is to thank the clay, this beautiful tournament and this arena,” said Schiavone, who had never been beyond the quarter-finals of a major and had only won three titles in 10 years on tour (and only one on Tier 1). But while she’s must have been at best a long shot to everyone else, Schiavone never counted herself out in Paris, pushing herself to overcome her usually weakening mental attitude. “I told her you have to play with heart, you have to do something more,” Italian Fed Cup coach Corrado Barrazzutti said. “I told her this is the final of Roland Garros, not a small tournament. If you want to be in history, try hard and do something really great. Take a risk.” She followed his advice and executed to near perfection. As Barrazzutti explained, her problem was not talent but consistency. “She would play a great match and then a bad one. But she had all the tools to play well.” Schiavone realized her lifetime dream in Paris, and really deserved the victory. “I really always dreamed of this tournament,” she said. “It’s strange to say it, but when I called my Daddy, he said to me: `I remember that you always dreamed about this one´. Every morning that you wake up, you work to do something like this. So maybe it was far away in the reality, but in the heart, it was never far away.” BetPhoenix offers you the best Bonus Packages to give you the best value for your money in sport betting. Check out the odds and betting lines at BetPhoenix.com Sportsbook, and get started on tennis betting this week! 
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The No. 17-seeded Francesca Schiavone became the first Italian woman to win a Grand slam singles title when she defeated Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 7-6 at Roland Garros Saturday afternoon.
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