France’s Ferro triumphs in post-coronavirus Palermo WTA Open

PALERMO, Italy, – France’s Fiona Ferro shocked fourth-seed Estonian Anett Kontaveit to win the Palermo Ladies Open, the first post-coronavirus tennis tournament on Sunday. The 53rd-ranked Ferro came through 6-2, 7-5 in one hour 43 minutes on her second match point against Kontaveit, ranked 22nd, and an Australian Open quarter-finalist this year. The 23-year-old Ferro claimed her second WTA after Lausanne last year, which will see her break into the top 50 next week. Kontaveit had ousted Croatian top seed Petra Martic, ranked 15th, in the semi-final of the $222,500 … Continue reading France’s Ferro triumphs in post-coronavirus Palermo WTA Open