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Auckland, Pennetta in the final derby Schiavone overwhelmed

The Brindisi beat the other blue 6-3 6-0. Tomorrow, Flavia meet for the title of the Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. A Brisbane-final Clijsters Henin

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Flavia Pennetta beat Francesca Schiavone. Ap

AUCKLAND, January 8, 2010 - - The Italian derby in the semi-finals of the tournament in Auckland ($ 220,000 in prize money on the cement) ends to reward excellent been shaped by Flavia Pennetta, who beat Francesca Schiavone 6-3 6-0. The nervous tension between the two protagonists of the Italian queens recent success in the Fed Cup has prevented the game was balanced and spectacular. The first break of the meeting early as the third game, when Frank finished off a straight, 3-1 Flavia saliva with difficulty, saving a ball of smooth controbreak and then flew up to the final 6-3 the first set.

Francesca Schiavone, too foul in the semifinals. Ap

triumphant - Zero emotions during the second set but dominated by Pennetta through the avalanche of unforced errors committed by Schiavone. Flavia arrives way to its 18th final of his career, becoming the first Italian ever along with Sandra Cecchini. And it does so with triumphant march, as in four matches has given just 16 games (6-2, 6-4 to American Jill Carybas, 6-2 6-2 to Spain Carla Suarez Navarro, 6-1 6-2 to Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 6-3 6-0 and now to Schiavone).

Belgian threat - the next night Flavia Pennetta, currently ranked number 12 in the WTA top ten but from 17 August to 11 October, will play the final against Yanina Wickmayer, seeded third and the last U.S. Open semifinalist. The twenty-year old Belgian beat in the other semifinal the isrealiana Shahar Peer 6-4 7-5. There is a only the previous year between the two and won the tournament in Linz Wickmayer of last year, when he passed the blue 7-6 6-3.

the litmus test - Flavia is therefore searching for the ninth career title after victories in Sopot in 2004, Bogotá and Acapulco in 2005, Bangkok in 2007, Vina del Mar and Acapulco in 2008, and Palermo in Los Angeles 2009. The only Italian player ever to win a WTA tournament in Oceania was the Neapolitan Rita Grande, who won the title in Hobart, Tasmania, in January of 2001, defeating Jennifer Hopkins 0-6 6-3 6-3 .

In Brisbane the wren Henin Ivanovic eliminated. Ap

the endless challenge - Meanwhile in Brisbane, in the approach of the Australian Open tournament, it was packed as expected the final between Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin. Kim beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-2 to Justine and took out the former top ten Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-2. It will be the 23rd match between two queens worldwide, with the balance slightly in favor of Henin that controls for 12 to 10. The last challenge goes back to the semifinals of Wimbledon 2006, when Henin overcame her rival 6-4 7-6. The last challenge on the concrete dates back to 2005 when Toronto won Kim beating Justine in the final 7-5 6-1.

Luca Marianantoni