No Colombian title for Fiona Ferro. Against the tournament’s No. 1 seed, logic prevailed in Barranquilla.
A one-sided final. This is the conclusion one can draw from the final result. Against the German veteran Tatjana Maria (36 years old, world No. 58), the match was short-lived. The two players had faced each other six years earlier in Acapulco (Ferro won in two sets). An important element to consider is freshness. Fiona Ferro had spent over 7 hours and 30 minutes on the court, compared to 5 hours for Tatjana Maria.
Perhaps the explanation for a somewhat sluggish start. Fiona Ferro couldn’t capitalize on her good first serve percentage (68% for only 35% of points won). More solid, the German managed to break the French player three times to take the first set in half an hour (6-1).
In the second set, Fiona Ferro tried to regroup using her tactical skills… to no avail. Although the match was more balanced in the early games, Tatjana Maria accelerated towards the end. Clearly not at her best and despite her determination to make a comeback as she did the previous day against Schmiedlova, it wasn’t enough. The player from the French Riviera lost in two sets (6-1 / 6-2) in just over an hour.
Now the focus shifts to the US Open at the end of the month with a good amount of confidence gained this week.
