Giorgi chasing the quarters (at 6 pm on TV)

Camila Giorgi is engaged in the second round of the “Rothesay Open”, WTA 250 tournament with a prize pool of $ 251,750 being played on the grass fields of Nottingham, Great Britainone of the two events (the other is s’-Hertogenbosch) that inaugurate the tennis season on the lawns.

The 30-year-old from Maceratan.26 WTA (“best ranking” equaled) and third favorite of seeding, returning from the round of 16 at Roland Garros, after having overtaken on his debut in two sets the British Sonay Kartal, n.270 WTA, on the scoreboard thanks to a wild card, the pass for the quarters is played with another British tennis player, Harriet Dartn.114 del ranking. The match was interrupted by the rain on the situation of an even set: 7-5 the first for the blue, 6-4 the second for the British.

Between the Marche – particularly at ease on the lawns (not surprisingly her best result in a Grand Slam, the quarterfinals, she obtained at Wimbledon in 2018) – and the 25-year-old from Hampstead (London) there were no precedents. Subdued departure of Camila who suffered the break in the third game with the British who stretched to 3-1. In the sixth game, however, the blue with a splendid backhand response scored the counter-break (3-3) and then went ahead (4-3). In the ninth game Giorgi canceled two other breakpoints (5-4) but in the twelfth he made the most of the breakout / set point offered by the Dart and transformed by the blue with a splendid combination right on the counterattack and backhand.

The balance continued in the second fraction, with both players attached to their respective rounds of bats. In the ninth game, however, the wind intensified and a few drops began to fall: Camila got a little distracted, missed a couple of shots, and Dart scored the break (5-4), drawing little after the account (6-4). Then, on time, the rain came.

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