Top-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck beat Italian veteran Sara Errani 6-4, 6-3 to win the inaugural Veneto Open

Top-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck will face Italian veteran Sara Errani in the final of the inaugural Veneto Open

The first WTA tournament played on natural grass in Italy, the Veneto Open is taking place in Gaiba, a town of less than 1,000 inhabitants — making it the smallest town in the world to host a WTA tournament.

The Chinese-Taipei player modified her eating habits to grab her first win against the Italian at this year's Australian Open.

Perhaps a medal is within reach for Australia's Samantha Stosur, after all these years.

In their three previous matches, the Italian has lost just six total games.

The 40-year-old played on in spite of her pain, forcing the Italian to earn a 6-1, 6-0 victory in the second round of the Australian Open.

Viktor Troicki and Rebecca Marino numbered among the 32 men and women who will be heading to the Australian Open after winning their final rounds of qualifying.

Fan favorites Dustin Brown and Tsvetana Pironkova were victorious in their respective Australian Open qualifying matches; resurgent stars Bernard Tomic and Ana Konjuh also advanced.