French Open champ Francesca Schiavone's downward slide continued in Cincinnati this week. The Italian fifth seed lost to Elena Vesnina in straight sets today, falling, 6-4, 6-4.
Since winning the French Open, Schiavone has not gone past a second round of a tournament. Four of the last tournaments, including this week, she played, the Italian has lost early.
These tournaments include the AEGON International, Wimbledon, and Istanbul Open.