Camila Giorgi failed to defend her Toronto title as the Italian lost to American Jessica Pegula in the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 on Thursday.
Ranked No. 7 in the world, Pegula defeated the 2021 champion in one hour and 57 minutes of play, 3-6, 6-0, 7-5.
Georgie (29 WTA) missed a match point in return at 5-4 (A-40).
In the next round, Jessica will play the winner of the match between Alison Riske (USA 35 WTA) and Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan, 46 WTA).
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— wta (@WTA) August 11, 2022
The tournament in Toronto has a prize pool of $2,697,250 and is held on a “hard” surface. The last winner is the Italian Camila Giorgi.
Source: Hot News RO
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