PALERMO, Aug 10 — France’s Fiona Ferro shocked fourth-seed Estonian Anett Kontaveit to win the Palermo Ladies Open, the first post-coronavirus tennis tournament yesterday.
The 23-year-old Ferro claimed her second WTA after Lausanne last year, which will see her break into the top 50 next week. A player tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Sicily and withdrew from the tournament, having stayed in her hotel while awaiting the results.
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