Schiavone wins longest women’s match

Francesca Schiavone champion needs to record the grand slam in women 4 hours, 44 minutes, and Svetlana Kuznetsova advance to overcome the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time in 11 attempts.
Italy won 6-4 from 0.1 to 6 from 0.16 to 14 on Sunday, including a set of three hours and the third, which was saved six match points.
Match of the women in the previous tournament of Grand Slam at Melbourne Park last year, when Barbora Zahlavova - Strycova defeated Regina Kulikova 7-6 (5), 6-7 (10), 6-3 in a match lasting 4 hours and 19 minutes.
Schiavone won the third match point in 30 games of the final group.
It would qualify Caroline Wozniacki in the quarterfinals.