The French Fiona Ferro reached the fourth round of a major for the first time in her career at Roland Garros in 2020. The number 49 in the world defeated the Romanian Patricia Maria Tig on Saturday 7: 6 (7), 4: 6, 6: 0 in two hours and 48 minutes.
Ferro hit 37 winners and had 49 easy mistakes. The game ended with 115 points. Tig had 26 winners, 47 casual mistakes, and 103 points for the match. For the chance to play her first major quarter-finals, the French will face Sofia Kenin.
Kenin’s compatriot Danielle Collins caused a shock when he ended the action in Paris on Saturday. The vacant American upset the eleventh seed and 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza in her third round.
Collins won the rain-delayed match, which was finally played in two hours and 26 minutes on Philippe Chatrier with 7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 4. Earlier, Muguruza seemed to have left the opening set process behind when she built a 3-0 lead in the double break in the third set.
Despite falling behind the Spaniard, Collins remained unfazed and after breaking out of the double break deficit, she firmly turned the game in her favor to make it through to round four.
In her post-game press conference, Collins shared her thoughts in the third sentence. “She played really well and I could only do so much. I just said to myself, “Okay, I have to get out of the storm a bit.
Just give it all I have Just stick with the process, “said Collins. “It was very challenging at times because she played so well, especially because she served well. Some of the punches he sometimes came up with were just too good.
I had to accept that and move on and just try to stay as positive as possible. “Collins will face Ons Jabeur in the round of 16.
Roland Garros: Petra Kvitova is advancing, Jelena Ostapenko has lost
In the battle of the left-handers, the seventh Petra Kvitova beat her younger rival, the Canadian Leylah Fernandez, to reach the round of 16.
Kvitova also celebrated a comeback in the first set by lifting a 1-5 deficit and saving two set points. After an hour and 54 minutes, the Czech won 7-5, 6-3. In her post-game press conference, Kvitova said: “I’m so happy to be still fighting on the pitch in the first set and I really didn’t know that I would turn it around
But I was just trying to get back to the set somehow, to my game, to find a way. It was great that I could still win the first set. I’m really happy for myself that I was still there mentally.
“Kvitova will play Shuai Zhang for one spot in the last eight. The last round of 16 game at the end of the women’s draw around 2020, Roland Garros, will be played between the Spaniard Paula Badosa and the German Laura Siegemund.
Badosa defeated the former champion Jelena Ostapenko 6: 4, 6: 3, while Siegemund defeated the thirteenth seed Petra Martic 6: 7 (5), 6: 3, 6: 0. Photo credit: Roland Garros Twitter
