World No. 7 Francesca Schiavone will take on Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the second round of Wimbledon 2011You can watch and bet on the action from Wimbledon at bet365Francesca Schiavone isn’t expected to replicate her clay court feats on the grass courts of Wimbledon, but she got her campaign underway here at the All-England Club with a very encouraging 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over an in-form Jelena Dokic. Whilst Dokic has been troubled with injuries over the past two years, she remains a formidable opponent.
Schiavone has the capacity to win at least a few more matches here this year, but right now she’ll be focused on her second round clash against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, who entered this tournament as the world No. 55. Schiavone has a 1-0 head to head record against Zahlavova Strycova, having won a three setter on clay against her in 2004 in the Fed Cup.
Zahlavova Strycova has a real challenge on her hands here, though she should be feeling reasonably confident about her own abilities following a 7-6(9), 6-4 success against Aleksandra Wozniack of Canada in round one. Even so, Schiavone has every reason to fancy her chances, and she remains the likelier of the two players to earn a berth in the third round.
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