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Italian tennis fans said good-bye to Flavia Pennetta on Tuesday night in Rome as peers and legends showed up to pay tribute to the career of the 2015 U.S. Open champion.

There were plenty of tears shed as Pennetta and participants watched a lengthy video that featured praise from the likes of Elena Dementieva, Novak Djokovic, Roberta Vinci, Fabio Fognini, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Rafael Nadal and more. On court, Pennetta was presented with flowers from her fiancé Fognini, while Francesca Schiavone and others made heartfelt speeches.

Pennetta, who became Italy’s first top-10 female singles player in 2009, won Grand Slam titles in both singles and doubles and became the first Italian to ever hold the No. 1 ranking when she claimed the top WTA doubles ranking in February of 2011.

She owns 11 WTA titles and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 6 in the world.

Social media was also involved in the celebration. Here are some of the choice posts that we’ve collected.

Grazie, @Flavia_Pennetta! 😊@SerenaWilliams, @BillieJeanKing, @ChrissieEvert, @DjokerNole & @RafaelNadal say ciao!https://t.co/PVXhioncuN

— WTA (@WTA) May 10, 2016

The best moments of the #WTA Ceremony for @flavia_pennetta! Thank you again, amazing Champion! ❤ #Pennetta #ibi16https://t.co/5T86fFPZXB

— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) May 10, 2016

.@fabiofogna has a special delivery for @flavia_pennetta in Pietrangeli! He's so sweet!🌹😍#ibi16 #WTA #tennishttps://t.co/BTmK1A0qsJ

— Internazionali Bnl (@InteBNLdItalia) May 10, 2016

@flavia_pennetta There's not enough words to say,what a wonderful girl you are!High class lady,amazing friend,fighter.Will miss you Flavi 😢😘

— Elena Vesnina (@EVesnina001) May 10, 2016

You will be missed @flavia_pennetta.. Thank you for being such an inspiration on and off the court.. #GrazieFlavia 😘😘😘

— Yanina Wickmayer (@wickytennis) May 10, 2016

.@flavia_pennetta has always been one of the most thoughtful and caring individuals in our sport! I'm so glad she is being honored tonight.

— CoCo Vandeweghe (@CoCoVandey) May 10, 2016

We ❤️ you, @flavia_pennetta!! Ti vogliamo bene, Flavia!! 🇮🇹😘 pic.twitter.com/YjzWapUkPt

— Carla Suarez Navarro (@CarlaSuarezNava) May 10, 2016

Arrivederci @flavia_pennetta #ibi16 pic.twitter.com/z3MKauPLf9

— Francesca Schiavone (@Schiavone_Fra) May 10, 2016