​Emma Reducanu (seeded at No. 9) exited the tournament in Toronto after the first round, the Brit lost in straight sets to Camila Giorgi, the defending champion, 7-6(0), 6-2.

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In the first set, both players had big problems on the serve (there were three breaks on each side), and the athlete from Italy without emotion won the tie-break with a score of 7:0.

Despite Emma leading 2-0 in the second set, Camila staged an impressive comeback to claim victory after winning the next six. The match lasted one hour and 48 minutes.

Giorgi (29 WTA) will face Elise Mertens (37 WTA) in the next round after the Belgian beat Anna Bondar (Hungary, 54 WTA) 7-6(2), 6-1.

Emma Reducanu’s results in 2022

Toronto: 1st round

Washington: Quarterly

Wimbledon: II round

Nottingham: First round

Roland Garros: II round

Rome: I round

Madrid: Optimal

Stuttgart: quarters

Miami: 2nd round

Indian Wells: Round III

Guadalajara: I round

Australian Open: II round

Sydney: Round 1