![Francesca Schiavone of Italy follows through on a shot during her semi-final win over Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Australia January 12, 2006. Schiavone Francesca Schiavone of Italy follows through on a shot during her semi-final win over Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Australia January 12, 2006. Schiavone](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E79J7P/francesca-schiavone-of-italy-follows-through-on-a-shot-during-her-semi-final-win-over-nicole-vaidisova-of-the-czech-republic-at-the-sydney-international-tennis-tournament-in-australia-january-12-2006-schiavone-won-6-4-6-3-and-meets-justine-henin-hardenne-of-belgium-in-fridays-final-reuterswill-burgess-2E79J7P.jpg)
Francesca Schiavone of Italy follows through on a shot during her semi-final win over Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Australia January 12, 2006. Schiavone
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Francesca Schiavone of Italy plays a shot in her semifinal match against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Kanepi beat Schiavone
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