France’s Fiona Ferro, who just won the Palermo tournament, has withdrawn from the US Open (August 31-September 13) due to a rib injury.
One more package before the US Open. And it concerns the one who represented perhaps the best French luck in the women’s table, Fiona Ferro. The French player (23 years old), who has just won the Palermo tournament, the first event of the WTA circuit after five months of hiatus, has given up participating in the American Grand Slam (August 31-September 13), announced on Thursday the organizers.
No reason was given to explain Ferro’s decision. But the father of the player recalls with The team a rib injury, having already pushed her to give up the tournament in Prague this week.
Roland-Garros objective
“It’s a small injury, there is an embarrassment to a rib, says Fabrizio Ferro. Fiona has felt it since the semi-finals in Palermo, but she had known how to hide it. (…) She should resume in Rome or Strasbourg. In any case, on clay. Hoping to be able to go to Roland-Garros if the tournament is well maintained. ”
By winning the second tournament of her career in Palermo, after her title in Lausanne in 2019, Ferro jumped from 53rd to 44th place in the world, following Kristina Mladenovic (42nd), the highest ranked French player.
