{"id":3138,"date":"2021-08-16T08:56:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T12:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=3138"},"modified":"2021-08-16T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T13:00:07","slug":"camila-giorgi-upsets-karolina-pliskova-to-claim-national-bank-open-tennis-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/16\/camila-giorgi-upsets-karolina-pliskova-to-claim-national-bank-open-tennis-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Camila Giorgi upsets Karolina Pliskova to claim National Bank Open tennis title"},"content":{"rendered":"

MontrealGazette<\/a> – The fourth-seeded Pliskova came into the final as the WTA Tour leader in aces, but it was the unseeded Giorgi who prevailed.<\/p>

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Camila Giorgi beat Karolina Pliskova at her own game to win the National Bank Open Canadian women\u2019s tennis championship Sunday. The fourth-seeded Pliskova came into the final as the WTA Tour leader in aces, but it was the unseeded Giorgi who backed up her surprisingly steady ground game with the more dependable serve to win 6-3, 7-5.<\/p>

MontrealGazette<\/a><\/div><\/div>

Camila Giorgi completes run through four top-15 seeds to win National Bank Open in Montreal<\/strong><\/p>

TORONTOTAR<\/a> – Unseeded Italian Camila Giorgi used her speed and athleticism to win a title in her first appearance in a WTA 1000 final.<\/p>

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Giorgi won the National Bank Open in Montreal, beating No. 4 seed Karolin\u00e1 Pl\u00ed\u0161kov\u00e1 of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5. The 29-year-old Giorgi, ranked 71st in the world, won 71 per cent of her first service points and hit seven aces against the world No. 6. Giorgi secured the win with a break point, her fourth of the match, and tears welled in her eyes as she stood on the court. She dedicated the victory to her father, Sergio Giorgi, who is also her coach and who stayed behind in Italy while she competed this week.<\/p>

TORONTOSTAR<\/a><\/div><\/div>

Unseeded Camila Giorgi wins women’s singles title<\/h2>

CBC – Unseeded Italian Camila Giorgi won the women’s title\u00a0in Montreal, beating No. 4-seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5 in the final on Sunday.<\/p>

Giorgi, ranked No. 71 in the world, won the title in her first-ever appearance in a WTA 1000 final.<\/p>

The 29-year-old Italian used her speed and athleticism to edge the world No. 6, winning 71 per cent of her first service points and hitting seven aces.<\/p>

CBC<\/a><\/div><\/div>

Straordinaria Giorgi! Pliskova battuta, a Montreal un trionfo storico<\/strong><\/p>

Gazzetta dello Sport <\/a>– L\u2019azzurra supera 6-3 7-5 la ceca per il successo pi\u00f9 importante della sua carriera<\/p>

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Ci mette un po\u2019 Camila Giorgi a capire quello che ha fatto. All\u2019inizio \u00e8 freddissima sul cemento bollente di Montreal, dove ha battuto Karolina Pliskova per prendersi la vittoria pi\u00f9 importante della sua carriera. Ma quando si avvicina al microfono per raccontare il suo trionfo \u00e8 quasi in lacrime. “\u00c8 stata una settimana incredibile. Sono molto felice di aver vinto proprio qui, davanti a questi stupendi fan”, racconta la 29enne azzurra, da domani numero 34 del mondo (a inizio torneo era 71).<\/p>

Gazzetta dello Sport<\/a><\/div><\/div>

Camila Giorgi vince il torneo di Montreal <\/strong><\/p>

ANSA<\/a> – Marchigiana batte Pliskova e centra primo successo in Master1000<\/p>

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epa09415840 Winner Camila Giorgi (C) of Italy poses with the ball boys after her victory against Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic, in the final of the National Bank Open women’s tennis tournament in Montreal, Canada, 15 August 2021. EPA\/ANDRE PICHETTE<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Camila Giorgi ha vinto il ‘National Bank Open’, torneo Wta dotato di un montepremi di 1.835.490 dollari sul cemento di Montreal, battendo in finale la ceca Karolina Pliskova, n.6 del mondo, per 6-3 7-5. Per la giocatrice marchigiana \u00e8 il primo successo in un Master 1000. “E’ stata una finale splendida con Karolina, Volevo ringraziare tutti per la settimana incredibile. Sono molto contenta di aver vinto qui il mio primo titolo. Grazie a mio padre, che non \u00e8 qui, a mio madre e a quelli che mi supportano”. Queste le prime parole di una Camila Giorgi commossa dopo la sua vittoria nel torneo Wta di Montreal che ha fatto di lei la seconda italiana, dopo Flavia Pennetta, a vincere un torneo Master 1000. Poi la 29enne marchigiana di padre argentino ha alzato il trofeo consegnatole per il successo nel ‘National Bank Open’. La Giorgi aveva gi\u00e0 battuto Pliskova negli ottavi del torneo dei Giochi di Tokyo, prima di fermarsi ai quarti contro Svitolina.<\/p>

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