Francesca Schiavone serves. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - It was a heart-tugging moment: As Francesca Schiavone went down to defeat in the first round of the French Open, the tournament organisers announced she was retiring, and the crowd had seen her last Roland Garros campaign.
But one person didn't feel very warm and sentimental: Schiavone. The retirement was news to her.
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