Many of her supporters are losing sleep along the eastern Gold Coast. In an hour, it will be a new day in Australia and tennis fans are hoping it marks a new day for their favorite sport.
Stosur’s victories over Justine Henin, Serena Williams, and Jelena Jankovic at Roland Garros have stirred great interest Down Under, possibly the greatest since Pat Rafter’s appearance in the 2001 Wimbledon final.
Tennis fans in Italy have similar hopes. Francesca Schiavone of Milan has advanced where no other Italian woman has gone before her.
While Stosur is favored, largely on the strength of her taking out the big names here this past two weeks, Schiavone is playing the best tennis of her life, according to WTA records.
Schiavone has never played a final before (Stosur has two doubles titles at this level), but she has been nipping at the heels of her competitors, reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year.
Stosur is seeded seventh, Schiavone 17th.
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