Riding the wave of leading Italy into the Fed Cup final,
Francesca Schiavone won her first WTA Tour title Sunday, beating
Yvonne Meusburger 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastien, Austria.
"I didn't put pressure on myself," Schiavone said. "I'm a different player now and I just went out today to enjoy myself and hopefully win."
The Austrian Meusburger was appearing in her first final and had a nervous start in front of the home crowd.
"The match was much closer than the result shows," Meusburger said. "Anyway, the final was a good experience for me and it will help me to further raise my game."
Bad Gastien is a new event on the WTA Tour calendar, with Tournament Director Sandra Reichel remarking she was unhappy to go up against the ATP
Kitzbuhel event held during the same week.
