Martinez Sanchez wins in Rome

Unseeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez won the Italian Open today with a straight sets victory over Jelena Jankovic in Rome.

The left-handed Spaniard won 7-6 (7/5) 7-5 in two-and-a-half hours to win only the third singles title of her career and make sure her earlier defeats of Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki were not in vain.