Player of the week: Sara Errani

21 years old Italian player Sara Errani captured in Palermo the first WTA title of her career. In the first round, Errani went past Su-Wei Hsieh dropping just one game. Second round was thougher and she had to come back from a set down to beat Julia Vakulenko. In the quarters she had to face surprising Roland Garros semifinalist and 4th seed Carla Suarez, but Errani was lucky as Suarez had to retire due to an injured finger. In semifinals she had to play her best tennis to upset 1st seed and WTA #21 Flavia Pennetta. And in the final she took revenge of 7th seed Mariya Koryttseva, who had defeated her in Acapulco early in the season.
Furthermore, she also got her first WTA doubles title teaming up with Nuria Llagostera. And she has reached her career-high ranking peaking at #51. Without any doubt, a perfect week for her.