Camila Giorgi conquers Peterson in the 2nd round of the Citi Open

CITI OPEN - WASHINGTON. Giorgi overcomes Peterson to take on Zarina Diyas in the quarter

Camila Giorgi

Camila Giorgi ousts Rebecca Peterson 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Washington on Thursday. Giorgi will clash against Zarina Diyas in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Peterson came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Giorgi in the 1st game (1-0). Rebecca improved her lead after breaking Camila in the 9th (6-3) game before managing to win the set.

2nd set.

Giorgi got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Peterson in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for the Italian to win the set because the Swede managed to break back in the 8th (3-5) game. The Italian kept her focus to break Peterson in the 9th (6-3) game.

Giorgi failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 40.

3rd set.

Giorgi had a racing start in this set after breaking Peterson in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, there was more to do for Giorgi to win the set as Peterson found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Giorgi kept her cool to break Rebecca in the 10th (6-4) game.

At the end of the match, Camila scored 97 points vs. Peterson’s 91 points.

Giorgi blasted 13 aces and she committed 5 double faults. Giorgi didn’t lose the concentration in converting 56% of the break points that she conquered (5/9). On the other side, the Swede was battling in converting her break points as she converted only 44% of her break points (4/9). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Giorgi and Peterson is 1-0 for Camila.

Next Match: Camila Giorgi vs. Zarina Diyas – H2H and stats

Giorgi will fight against Diyas in the quarter.

This will be the 3rd time that Camila Giorgi and Zarina Diyas fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Giorgi and Diyas (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Giorgi won 6-4 1-6 6-1 in the 1st round in Hobart back in 2016.

Camila Giorgi in Washington

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