Schiavone lifts Italy by France in semis

July 15, 2007

Francesca Schiavone helped win all of Italy’s points, leading the defending champion over France 3-2 Sunday in the Fed Cup semifinals. Schiavone, who beat Amelie Mauresmo on Saturday, rallied from 5-2 down in the third set to defeat Tatiana Golovin 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 Sunday in the last singles match. Then she teamed with Roberta Vinci to defeat Nathalie Dechy and Severine Bremond 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 in…

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