Francesca Schiavone won her first title of the season at the Grand Prix SAR on Sunday after beating Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-1, 6-3. The former Roland Garros champion dominated her Spanish opponent and did not face a single break point on course to the title.
Ranked 48th at the start of the tournament, the 2010 French Open winner blasted her way to victory by not dropping a set all tournament.
“This was a great week for me after a long, very difficult period,” Schiavone said. “I think my two toughest matches of the week were my first match against (Petra) Martic, a very talented young player, and of course today against Lourdes. I played a really complete game today. It’s never easy to play her.”
“To win here is a great start to the clay court season for me and inspires me to keep working hard,” Schiavone said. “I’m just enjoying playing for these crowds and giving the fans the best that I can give,” she added.
