Kontaveit and Ferro to meet in Palermo Open final
PALERMO, Sicily (AP) - Fourth-seeded Anett Kontaveit will play 53rd-ranked Fiona Ferro on Sunday for the first tour-level tennis title in five months at the Palermo Ladies Open.
Kontaveit beat top-seeded Petra Marti´c 6-2, 6-4, and Ferro rallied past Camila Giorgi of Italy 2-6, 6-2, 7-5, in the semifinals Saturday.
It´s the first official event -- for men or women -- since March.
Both Kontaveit and Ferro are aiming for their second WTA titles.
Kontaveit´s only previous success came on grass in Rosmalen, Netherlands, in June 2017, while Ferro raised the trophy in Lausanne, Switzerland, last year.
"It´s always difficult to tell how it´s going to be on court. I can feel well practiced but it might not turn out like that right away," Kontaveit said. "I feel like I´m really fit and I feel like I´m moving well. I feel confident with my groundstrokes. I´m serving well. I´m pleased it´s paid off."
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