Fiona Ferro was beaten in the round of 16 at Roland Garros by Sofia Kenin on October 5, 2020. -

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At Roland-Garros,

When she started to shift in the first set to go from 0-2 to 6-2 fissa, we believed it.

Many.

Especially since Sofia Kenin, visibly nervous, had already thrown her racket to the ground at least 18 times - according to the organizers.

But the American recovered, and Fiona Ferro could not keep up.

The last French representative in the tournament, powerless, ended up losing in three sets this Monday evening (2-6, 6-2, 6-1), in the round of 16 at Roland Garros.

It's over for Fiona Ferro 😰



Despite winning the 1st set, the Frenchwoman is eliminated by Sofia Kenin!

Impressive, the American wins 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 and qualifies for the 1st time in the 1/4 final of # RG20



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“I played well in the first, I felt like I had found the right solutions.

Then she increased her level, she took the ball earlier and it became very complicated for me, ”she says, a little annoyed.

Solid in the physical combat during the previous rounds, where she had disgusted Rybakina and then Tig in the last set, this time she failed to rekindle the flame.

“I didn't have a lot of preparation before Roland because of my rib injury,” she recalls.

I was only able to do a week and a half with racket in hand.

It would have helped me to have a little more training in the legs to put it back in the third set.

There, I could not.

"

"An incredible experience"

It must be said that opposite, Sofia Kenin has shown imperial.

The 6th player in the world, after the loss of the first set, began to distribute the breeze blocks to each corner of the field.

It went way too fast for Ferro, who will however remember a very successful tournament.

“Right now, I'm disappointed and sad, but it was an incredible experience.

I wish it would last longer.

We get a taste for this Central, this atmosphere, she describes.

We don't have a lot of tournaments this year, I will take the opportunity to train well.

My goal is to continue my progress to come back to this kind of court, to replay this kind of match.

"

How Ferro managed to overcome his inferiority complex via @ 20minutesSport https://t.co/34XQVDdZqc

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We can count on it.

Ferro, 23, will be France's new number 1 next week.

A rank that does not mean much, according to her, other than that her idea of ​​separating at the end of last year from a coach with whom it worked very well to continue his ascent was the right one.

"We have no limit to set ourselves"

Today, his collaboration with Emmanuel Planque is going wonderfully.

" I am very happy.

There isn't a single day that I don't have a blast.

There is so much passion and desire in what he says, and for me too, that it creates a good dynamic, explains the player born in Belgium.

We have no limit to set, we want to win trophies.

"

His fine series of eight straight victories on the circuit, which allowed him to win the Palermo tournament and to mark the spirits of the French public on this Roland, whetted his appetite.

2020 will not have been a lost year for everyone.

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