WTA125 La Bisbal D'Empordá: Dalma Galfi vs Darja Semenistaja final analysis
Superior consistency plus the ability to force long rallies and win them brought Semenistaja a second career WTA 125 title
For Dalma Galfi (WTA #161) and Darja Semenistaja (WTA #159), the final of the Torneig Internacional de Tennis Femení Solgironès Open Catalunya Ciutat de La Bisbal was their second career title decider at WTA 125 level, the highest they have reached to date.
It ended with both players meeting the same fate as in their first one, albeit with a bit less drama.
Galfi lost again in 3 sets, but this time she wasn’t one point away from winning like during the 2022 Contrexeville final. On that occasion, she missed 3 championship points in the third set before falling to Sara Errani in a deciding tie-break.
Semenistaja recovered from a set down to take the title once more, but unlike in Mumbai last year, she wasn't required to come up with a championship point save in the second set.
Match analysis
The outcome of the WTA 125 La Bisbal D’Empordá final came down:
Semenistaja’s superior consistency and ability to drag the match into long rallies that were more to her liking
Galfi’s inability to hit through her opponent or outmaneuver her, especially as points increased in duration
It resulted in:
Semenistaja winning the 7 longest rallies of the match and building a 26-15 advantage in points that lasted 9+ shots
Galfi accumulating twice as many unforced errors (60 to 28)