Going into the final, which was played in hot, humid conditions, Schiavone was the perceived favourite, the experience of her title run last year seemingly giving her the edge.
决赛在炎热潮湿的环境中展开，之前斯齐亚沃尼一直被看好，她去年的冠军头衔看起来让她占尽优势。
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The hot, humid air responsible for the heat wave farther north helped make the thunderstorms especially intense.