PALERMO, Italy: France’s Fiona Ferro shocked fourth-seed Estonian Anett Kontaveit to win the Palermo Ladies Open, the first post-coronavirus tennis tournament on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

The 53rd-ranked Ferro came through 6-2, 7-5 in 1 hour and 43 minutes on her second match point against Kontaveit, ranked 22nd, and an Australian Open quarterfinalist this year.

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