Francesca Schiavone hugs a ball boy during her match against Serena Williams at the 2013 US Open. Francesca Schiavone needed points. She settled for a hug. Finding herself on the wrong end of a dominant performance by Serena Williams in the opening round of the 2013 U.S. Open, the 33-year-old Italian surveyed the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium for a safe haven. With the No. 1 women's tennis player in the world across the net and the scoreboard already showing a seemingly insurmountable deficit, Schiavone found a friendly face on the baseline behind her. Having dropped the first eight games of the match and facing another break point, Schiavone walked back toward a ballperson and opened her...
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