Anett Kontaveit and Fiona Ferro will fight against each other in the final of the Palermo Ladies Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 7.30 pm on Center Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anett Kontaveit who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Anett Kontaveit is the pick to win this match.
Anett Kontaveit -> 1.66
Fiona Ferro -> 2.20
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Prediction and head to head Anett Kontaveit vs. Fiona Ferro
This will be the 2nd time that Anett Kontaveit and Fiona Ferro clash against each other. 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 locked horns, Kontaveit won 7-5 6-76 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Poitiers back in 2016.
Anett Kontaveit
Ranked no. 22, Anett got to the 2nd round after beating Patricia Maria Tig 6-3 6-3, Laura Siegemund 3-6 6-2 6-2, Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1 4-6 6-1 and Petra Martic 6-2 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Estonian had a good straight sets win against Martic (6-2 6-4). During the match Kontaveit scored 64 points vs Martic’s 50. Kontaveit was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kontaveit struck 4 aces and she committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Anett Kontaveit lost the serve twice and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kontaveit put 63% of her first serves in, winning 72% (28/39) of the points behind her 1st serve and 39% (9/23) on the 2nd serve. Anett broke Martic 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kontaveit has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points she played.
Kontaveit has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 69% of her matches (452-207). 4-0 on clay in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kontaveit has a 342-170 record in the last 10 years on clay.
Kontaveit’s best result of the current season was getting to the semi-finals in Palermo.
Anett has a 16-5 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Palermo
Kontaveit didn’t compete in Palermo in 2019.
Fiona Ferro
Ranked no. 53, the French player reached the 2nd round after beating Nadia Podoroska 6-2 6-1, Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 6-2, Sara Errani 6-4 6-1 and Camila Giorgi 2-6 6-2 7-5.
In the semifinal against Giorgi, Fiona recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 7-5). During the match Ferro and Giorgi scored the same amount of points (88). However, the world no. 22 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Ferro was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Ferro scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 4 double faults. Fiona Ferro lost the serve 5 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Ferro put 61% of her first serves in, winning 62% (34/55) of the points behind her 1st serve and 43% (15/35) on the 2nd serve. Fiona broke Giorgi 6 times after converting 50% of her break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fiona has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Ferro has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 63% of her matches (640-379). 4-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this event, Ferro has a 214-172 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Fiona’s best result of the current year was reaching the semi-finals in Palermo.
Ferro has a 8-5 win-loss record in 2020, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Palermo
Ferro capitulated in the quarter 6-74 6-3 6-4 to Liudmila Samsonova.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kontaveit | Ferro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 80 |
| Pts | 319-262 | 304-246 |
| Total Points | 581 | 550 |
| Winners | 121 | 109 |
| %Winners | 38% | 36% |
Both Kontaveit and Ferro played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Anett Kontaveit conceded 2 sets, while Fiona Ferro dropper 1 set. Kontaveit has played 1 sets more than Ferro (10 vs 9). Therefore, Kontaveit played 5 games more than Ferro. Kontaveit scored 121 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Ferro fired 109 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kontaveit | Ferro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 183/295 | 165/273 |
| %1st in | 62% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 121/183 | 109/165 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 51/112 | 49/108 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 45% |
Kontaveit scored 18 aces (4.5 per match). Ferro bagged 10 aces (2.5 per match). Kontaveit won 66% points behind her first serve. She very solid her second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Ferro won 66% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kontaveit | Ferro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 24 | 23 |
| Converted | 24/41 | 23/46 |
| % Converted | 59% | 50% |
| Conceded | 32 | 28 |
| Saved | 20 | 16 |
| % Saved | 63% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 12 |
Kontaveit broke her opponents 24 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Estonian conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded. Fiona broke her opponents 23 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ferro conceded her serve 12 times and she saved 57% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kontaveit | ||||||
| R1 Maria Tig |
R2 Siegemund |
1/4 Cocciaretto |
1/2 Martic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 3-6 6-2 6-2 | 6-1 4-6 6-1 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 85 | |
| pts | 68-53 | 97-87 | 90-72 | 64-50 | 319-262 | |
| Total points | 121 | 184 | 162 | 114 | 581 | |
| Winners | 26 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 121 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 39% | 32% | 44% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 35/57 | 63/101 | 46/75 | 39/62 | 183/295 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 62% | 61% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 38/63 | 29/46 | 28/39 | 121/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 60% | 63% | 72% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/22 | 18/38 | 16/29 | 9/23 | 51/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 47% | 55% | 39% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 6/11 | 7/11 | 5/9 | 24/41 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 55% | 64% | 56% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 32 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 10/14 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 71% | 57% | 67% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 200 | |
| Ferro | ||||||
| R1 Podoroska |
R2 Alexandrova |
1/4 Errani |
1/2 Giorgi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | 2-6 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 80 | |
| pts | 57-37 | 87-70 | 72-51 | 88-88 | 304-246 | |
| Total points | 94 | 157 | 123 | 176 | 550 | |
| Winners | 19 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 36% | 35% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 29/45 | 40/70 | 41/68 | 55/90 | 165/273 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 57% | 60% | 61% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 19/29 | 31/40 | 25/41 | 34/55 | 109/165 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 78% | 61% | 62% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/16 | 12/30 | 13/27 | 15/35 | 49/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 40% | 48% | 43% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 5/12 | 6/10 | 6/12 | 23/46 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 42% | 60% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 6/8 | 4/7 | 5/10 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 75% | 57% | 50% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 200 | |
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