Stosur defeated by Schiavone in straight sets in tennis French Open Women's Final

Schiavone won the French Open women's singles final 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).

The 17th seed became the first Italian woman to win a Grand Slam title in what was her first appearance in a major final

She was also just the fourth player ranked outside the world top 10 to win the women's singles title at Roland Garros.

Schiavone rallied from 4-1 down in the second set Saturday and took the clinching tiebreaker with a succession of brilliant shots. When she won, she fell onto her back, rolled over and kissed the clay.

At 29, Schiavone became the oldest woman to win her first Grand Slam title since Ann Jones won Wimbledon in 1969 at 30. She's the first Italian Grand Slam champion since Adriano Panatta won the French Open men's title in 1976.

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