Fiona Ferro survives Camila Giorgi 2-6 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal in Palermo on Saturday after winning a huge battle. Ferro will try to keep the momentum against Anett Kontaveit in the final.
Score, report, and key facts
Giorgi started the set strong after breaking Ferro in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Camila to win the set as Ferro managed to break back in the 7th (2-5) game. The Italian maintained her focus to break Fiona in the 8th (6-2) game.
There was an important spell in this set when Giorgi won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
The Italian converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 0-40). Also, on the other side, Ferro converted 25% of her break points (1/4). She had her opportunities in the 5th (0-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40).
They contested 51 points. Giorgi conquered the set after winning 11 points more than Ferro (31-20). Giorgi lost 9 points on serve (15-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Fiona conceded 16 points on serve (11-16).
Ferro had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Giorgi in the 1st game (1-0). However, there was more work to do for the French player to win the set as Giorgi found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) game. Ferro kept her focus to break the Italian in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Ferro converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 4th (3-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A). Also, on the other side, the Italian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 6th game (1-4 15-40).
They contested 50 points. the French player conquered the set after winning 8 points more than Giorgi (29-21). Fiona conceded 11 points on serve (15-11). On the other side, Camila conceded 14 points on serve (10-14).
the French player won the set after she broke Camila in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 11th (6-5) game. The Italian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Nonetheless, Ferro didn’t lose the lead to win the set 7-5.
the French player converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Camila converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 75 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Fiona won just 3 points more than the Italian (39-36). Fiona lost 14 points on serve (23-14). Regarding the other side of the net, Giorgi conceded 16 points on serve (22-16).
Fiona will add to her prize money € 4,810 after managing to win this match. She has won already € 11,290 after this win. If she wins the next match, the French player will add € -11,290 to her earnings to earn € 0 in total.
Match Statistics
Ferro won this match even if she won the same amount of points of Camila (88 vs. 88).
Fiona was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she conquered (6/12). On the other side, Giorgi was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she conquered points (5/10). Nonetheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Ferro and Giorgi is 1-0 for Fiona.
Highlights Fiona Ferro vs. Camila Giorgi Palermo Ladies Open – Palermo
Draw and next match H2H: Fiona Ferro vs. Anett Kontaveit – stats
Ferro will face Kontaveit in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Fiona Ferro and Anett Kontaveit face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Kontaveit won 7-5 6-76 6-2 in the 2nd round in Poitiers back in 2016.
Tennis Scores in Palermo
- Fiona FerroFerro – Camila GiorgiGiorgi (2-6 6-2 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Petra MarticMartic (6-2 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Anett KontaveitKontaveit – Fiona FerroFerro (0-0) – H2H details and stats
