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	<title>WTA Tennis Tour News &#187; Francesca Schiavone</title>
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		<title>Azarenka routs Sharapova in Australian Open final</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petra Kvitova]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victoria Azarenka of Belarus absolutely routed Maria Sharapova of Russia Saturday night to not only claim the 2012 Australian Open title, but also to take over the World No. 1 ranking. The match was over in just 1 hour 22 minutes as Azarenka handily took down three-time Grand Slam winner Sharapova 6-3, 6-0, winning 12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Li triumphs over Schiavone at French Open final</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/06/li-triumphs-over-schiavone-wta-french-open-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[French Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Na Li]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 6 seed, Na Li became the first Chinese tennis player ever to win a Grand Slam title with a straight sets win over No. 5 seed, defending champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-4, 7-6 (7-0). Li took advantage of one break to secure the first set. She gained an early break in the 2nd [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wozniacki survives scare from Schiavone</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/01/wozniacki-schiavone-australian-open-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 06:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrea Petkovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Na Li]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki survived a scare from No. 6 seed Francesca Schiavone in a Quarterfinal match at the 2011 Australian Open, but prevailed 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. It was evident from the start that Schiavone came to play, and the battle was on. Everyone thought Schiavone would be exhausted from her record-long match in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schiavone outlasts Kuznetsova in record-setting match</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2011/01/schiavone-kuznetsova-australian-open.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justine Henin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regina Kulikova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[French Open champion, Francesca Schiavone of Italy, out dueled her Russian friend, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the longest women&#8217;s singles match in Grand Slam history, winning 6-4, 1-6, 16-14. The 30-game 3rd set alone took exactly three hours. The first two sets lasted 51 and 53 minutes for a total match time of 4 hours, 44 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wozniacki reaches quarter-finals with win over Sevastova</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 03:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anastasjia Sevastova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki has reached the quarter-finals of the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne with a straight sets win over No. 46 ranked Anastasjia Sevastova, 6-3, 6-4. Wozniacki, 20-years-old, double-faulted to give up a break in the first game and trailed Sevastova 3-1 before sailing through the next six games. Sevastova, also 20-years-old, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kuznetsova upsets Henin at Australian Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Justine Henin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The 23rd seed Svetlana Kuznetsova upset No. 11 seeded Justine Henin in round three of the 2011 Australian Open in Melbourne. Svetlana took the match in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(8). After taking the first set, Svetlana twice served for the match. Justine broke both times sending the 2nd set to a tie-break. After several lead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dementieva announces unexpected retirement</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/10/dementieva-announces-retirement.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Off court news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elena Dementieva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Olympic Champion Elena Dementieva made a surprise announcement that she is retiring at the age of 29 after losing her last group match at the year-end WTA Tour Championships in Doha on Friday. She is seen here in the photo wiping away some tears after her announcement. The World No. 9 ranked player has given [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wozniacki and Dementieva set for Tokyo final</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/10/wozniacki-and-dementieva-to-meet-in-tokyo-tennis-final.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elena Dementieva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria Azarenka]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 2 seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and No. 11 seed, Elena Dementieva of Russia are set to face each other on Saturday in the final of the 2010 Pan Pacific Open being played in Tokyo, Japan. Wozniacki withstood a late comeback in her semifinal match to defeat 8th seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serena Williams pulls out of Pan Pacific Open. Surprised?</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/09/serena-williams-pulls-out-of-pan-pacific-open-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tournament withdrawals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Wozniacki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jelena Jankovic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Stosur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serena Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vera Zvonareva]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tournament organizers say top-ranked Serena Williams has pulled out of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo scheduled for Sept. 26-Oct. 2. Most of us are probably not surprised this time, since this is the fifth tournament Serena has missed since cutting her foot on some glass in an accident at a restaurant back in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim Clijsters vs. Venus Williams in semifinal</title>
		<link>http://www.essentialtennis.com/wtanews/2010/09/kim-clijsters-vs-venus-williams-in-semifinal-us-open-tennis.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dana Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[US Open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francesca Schiavone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim Clijsters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Samantha Stosur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venus Williams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No. 2 seed and defending champion Kim Clijsters will face No. 3 seed Venus Williams in one semifinal at the 2010 U.S. Open. Both Clijsters and Williams have two U.S. Open titles to their name. Clijsters has won the last two times she played here, in 2005 and then again after coming out of retirement [...]]]></description>
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