Fiona Ferro topples Samantha Stosur 6-4 6-2 in the quarter in Lausanne on Friday. Ferro will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Bernarda Pera in the semifinal.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Fiona won the set after she broke Stosur in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 7th (4-3) game. Stosur tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6th (3-3) game. Anyhow, Ferro stayed solid before winning the set 6-4.
2nd set.
Ferro was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Stosur in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Fiona reinforced her lead after breaking Stosur in the 3rd (3-0) game before managing to win the set (6-2).
A crucial moment of the match was when Fiona won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
At the end of the match, Ferro scored 67 points vs. the Australian’s 48 points.
Fiona served exceptionally well to win 81% of the points (25/31) behind her first serve, and she won 52% points (13/25) on her second serve. Ferro won this match even if she was struggling in finding the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 44% (4/9). On the other side, the Australian was not so effective in converting her break points since she converted only 33% of her break points (1/3). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Ferro and Stosur is 1-0 for Fiona.
Next Match: Fiona Ferro vs. Bernarda Pera – H2H and stats
Ferro will face Pera in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Fiona Ferro and Bernarda Pera since this will be the first time that they will face off at pro level.
Fiona Ferro in Lausanne |
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