Ferro after seeing off home favourite Giorgi to reach Palermo Ladies Open final: "I would have never won those kinds of matches two years ago"
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Fiona Ferro is through to her second career WTA final after coming from a set down to see off home hope Camila Giorgi at the Palermo Ladies Open.
As a result, we will get Ferro against Anett Kontaveit in the first final since the WTA restart and for the Frenchwoman, she sees it as self evident of her progress.
“I would have never won those kinds of matches two years ago,” Ferro reflected in her post-match press conference. “I used to focus a lot on my opponent when she was playing aggressive, and I didn’t find solutions.
“Today I’m very happy to be through because I managed to maybe focus more on my game and not on my emotions.”
“The first set was very tough for me, because she was playing fast and I was always late,” Ferro continued. “She’s not the player I usually like to play because she’s trying a winner on every shot, so it’s not easy to play against her.
“But then I tried to focus more on my game and not hers, to prepare earlier and just be more aggressive. And I think I served better in the second and third set.”
"I will try to focus on my own game"
On facing Kontaveit, who is ranked 22nd and as number four seed will be favourite after seeing off Petra Martic, it will be the case of focusing on her own game.
“It feels so good [to be in the final],” Ferro said. “Right now I’m a little bit tired, but so is she. She’s a player who serves very well. I played her in France four years ago I think and I lost in three tight sets.
“The challenge is that she’s aggressive, she’s consistent and she serves well, so I will try to focus on my own game and be aggressive and try to play with my forehand. And we’ll see how it goes.”
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