PALERMO. Camila Giorgi surprises Peterson in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS

PALERMO LADIES OPEN - PALERMO. Giorgi surprises Peterson

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5 August 2020

Camila Giorgi upsets Rebecca Peterson 7-5 6-4 in the 1^st round in Palermo on Tuesday.

Match report and key stats

Camila won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4^th (1-3) game, Giorgi broke back in the 5^th (2-3) and in the 11^th (6-5) game to win the set 7-5.

The Italian was flawless in converting all her break points in the 5^th (1-3 30-40) and the 11^th game (5-5 15-40). On the other side, Peterson converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 4^th (2-1 15-40) and the 8^th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 77 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Giorgi won just 3 more points than Peterson (40-37). Camila lost 16 points on serve (25-16). In addition, on the other side, Rebecca conceded 15 points on serve (21-15).

Giorgi overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Peterson in the 1^st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. However, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Italian to win the set because Rebecca found the way to break back in the 8^th (3-5) game.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when the Italian won 4 consecutive games in the 2^nd set to convert the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Italian was on the money in converting all her break points in the 1^st (0-0 30-40) and the 3^rd game (2-0 0-40). On the other side, Peterson was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 8^th game (2-5 30-40).

They contested 57 points. Giorgi won 7 more points than Rebecca (32-25). Camila surrendered 10 points on serve (18-10). In addition, on the other side, the Swede conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).