Overview

• On September 12, DAO Sport published a commemorative photo series and an exclusive video interview with Flavia Pennetta on its social channels, produced at Milan’s Alberto Bonacossa and featuring EA7 Emporio Armani apparel.
• La Gazzetta dello Sport reports the story has been turned into a documentary scheduled to air at the end of the year on Sky and Now.
• Pennetta recalls defeating Roberta Vinci 7-6(4), 6-2 in what remains the only all‑Italian Grand Slam final.
• She says she cried the day before the match to ease the pressure, then felt a deep sense of peace after the last point.
• She and Vinci shared a pre‑match coffee that surprised Boris Becker, with Italy’s then prime minister Matteo Renzi present in the stands.