An italian makes history in Paris

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Francesca Schiavone celebrates after defeating Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the French Open women’s singles final at Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday to become the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title. Meanwhile, Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy lost to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 7- 5, 6-2 in the men’s doubles final. PHOTO: Reuters