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French Open sidelights: Schiavone unaware of her own retirement

Updated on: 25 May,2016 08:20 AM IST  | 
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Former champion Francesca Schiavone received a standing ovation from the French Open crowd yesterday after it was announced she was retiring

French Open sidelights: Schiavone unaware of her own retirement

Francesca Schiavone

Paris: Former champion Francesca Schiavone received a standing ovation from the French Open crowd yesterday after it was announced she was retiring.

Francesca Schiavone

But that was news to her. “Roland Garros announced my retirement, but I didn’t,” said the 35-year-old Italian who was champion in 2010 and runner-up 12 months later.


“So you can stand up and go back to work in the office because I didn’t say that.



I will announce when I want to stop.”

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