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Sun Jun 05 02:07pm EDT

Oops! French Open officials gave runner-up the winner’s trophy

By Chris Chase

There are two winner's trophies at the French Open, the large Coupe Suzanne Lenglen that you see female winners like Li Na hoist in the air and kiss after the match and the smaller replica version they take home. In an embarrassing mistake Saturday at Roland Garros, one of those trophies was accidentally awarded to runner-up Francesca Schiavone.

Oops! French Open officials gave runner-up the winner’s trophy

Schiavone was handed the small trophy by the gentleman on the left and posed for pictures with it alongside Li Na, the winner, and 1971 champion Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Notice how Schiavone's trophy is a mini version of the larger one Li Na is holding.

Oops! French Open officials gave runner-up the winner’s trophy

Evidently the large Coupe Suzanne Lenglen stays at Roland Garros and winners take home the smaller trophy. In the original picture, you can see the true runner-up trophy sitting on a table behind the players.

Oops! French Open officials gave runner-up the winner’s trophy

The mistake was eventually corrected and Schiavone was awarded the proper trophy.

Oops! French Open officials gave runner-up the winner’s trophy

Schiavone couldn't have minded giving the replica trophy back too much. After all, she won one last year.

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