TENNIS SCORES OSAKA. Superlative Giorgi grounds Stephens in the 2nd round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open

TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN - OSAKA. Giorgi stuns Stephens to take on Elise Mertens in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Camila Giorgi vs. Sloane Stephens

Camila Giorgi upsets Sloane Stephens 6-0 6-3 in the 2nd round in Osaka on Thursday after playing a remarkable match to face off with Elise Mertens in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

There was not much story in this set after Giorgi conceded no games to Sloane before winning the set 6-0.

2nd set.

Giorgi commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Stephens in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, there was more work to do for Camila to win the set since the American managed to break back in the 8th (3-5) game.

Giorgi failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.

Statistics

At the end of the match, Giorgi scored 67 points vs. Stephens’s 50 points.

Camila served extremely well to win 80% of the points (16/20) behind her first serve. Nonetheless she won only 47% points (15/32) on her second serve. Camila won this match even if she was not so effective in converting her break points because she converted only 43% (6/14). On the other side, Stephens had some problems in converting her break points since she converted only 17% of her break points (1/6). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Giorgi and Stephens is 3-2 for Camila.

Highlights Camila Giorgi vs. Sloane Stephens Toray Pan Pacific Open – Osaka

Next Match: Camila Giorgi vs. Elise Mertens – stats

Giorgi will square off with Mertens in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Camila Giorgi and Elise Mertens since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Osaka

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