Flavia Pennetta victorious at Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo

Flavia Pennetta

Italian Flavia Penetta defeated compatriot Sara Errani 6-1 6-2 in an all-local final of the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo to win her seventh Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title.

The top-seeded Pennetta dethroned Errani, the winner in Palermo last year, and avenged her defeat to Errani in the 2008 Palermo semifinals.

The world No.15 Pennetta, who hasn’t lost a set all week, has now won six titles on red clay. (photo: Ralf Reinecke)

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  1. [...] 6-2, and thus earned her tenth Top 10 win. Pennetta is now on a nine-match winning streak, having won in Palermo prior to playing the LA [...]

  2. [...] is now on an 11-match winning streak, winning back-to-back titles in Palermo and Los Angeles. Doubles specialist Stosur, who has 22 doubles titles to her name, fell to 0-5 in [...]

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