Jacqueline Christian was eliminated on Tuesday in the first round of the “WTA 250” tournament in Linz after losing to Italian Camila Giorgi (73 WTA).

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Jacqueline Christian beaten by Camila Giorgi in Linz

Camila Giorgi needed just one hour and five minutes to reach the round of 16 of the tournament after two convincingly won sets, 6-1 and 6-2.

Giorgi can meet another Romanian Irina Begu (27 WTA) in the 1/8 finals if she overcomes Denmark’s Klara Towson (141 WTA) on Wednesday.

The 2023 Linz Open (WTA Linz) will be held from February 6 to 12 on indoor hard and is part of the WTA 250 category with a total prize pool of US$259,303. Titled tournament champion (2021) – Alison Riske.

Linz seeds: Maria Sakkari (1), Kateryna Alexandrova (2), Iryna Begu (3), Angelina Kalinina (4), Donn Vekic (5), Petra Martych (6), Bernarda Pera (7) and Anastasia Potapova (8) .