And that makes four! Fourth final in 2023 for Fiona Ferro. After defeating Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova in three sets, she will face Tatjana Maria in the Colombian night.
The level has been stepped up a notch, but Fiona Ferro rose to the occasion. Against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (28 years old, world No. 70), the player from the French Riviera delivered another battle lasting over two hours.
The first set was closely contested. With nine breaks in ten games, the difference was made early in the set by Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. The No. 2 seed thus won it (6-4).
Afterward, the situation changed and Fiona Ferro no longer made mistakes on her serve. And it paid off as she managed to make the difference at the end of the set to take the second set with the same score (6-4).
The final set was more competitive at the start. Thanks to a higher percentage of points won on her second serve, Fiona Ferro made the difference. She won in three sets (4-6 / 6-4 / 6-2) in 2 hours and 25 minutes.
This marks her fourth final in 2023 after Monastir, Bellinzona, and more recently Biarritz. The confrontation against the German Tatjana Maria will once again be very tough. Tune in at 2:15 AM French time to follow this match.
