Francesca Schiavone is the first Italian woman to reach the semifinal at a Grand Slam since Silvia Lazzarno did it at the French Open in 1954. Lazzarno lost of Maureen Connolly.
Schiavone is the first Italian woman ever to reach a Grand Slam final.
She is trying to become the first Italian player to win a slam since Adriano Panatta won the Roland Garros men's title in 1976.