Camila Giorgi has stunned the Canadian Open tournament organizers with her performances in the last few days. After an underwhelming grass swing, she had very little expectations on her shoulders. In fact, the organizers did not consider her good enough to receive a wildcard, despite reigning supreme in the same tournament two years ago.
The wildcard snub may have ignited a fire inside the Italian as she was close to unbeatable in the opening round in Montreal. The local girl, Bianca Andreescu, stood no chance against a peaking Giorgi as she could only steal five games in the entire match. Fans on Twitter lauded the 2021 Canadian Open champion for her on-court resilience.
Twitterati is in awe of Camila Giorgi
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After a round one exit at Wimbledon, Giorgi withdrew from the Poland Open and Hungarian Open. Being forced to play qualifiers in Montreal only added to her misery. However, it soon turned into a blessing in disguise. The two wins in qualifiers gave her enough confidence and match practice to come out in flying colors against the former US Open champion.
Bringing the POWER 💥
2021 Montreal champ gets the better of Andreescu to reach the second round!#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/yhDoXzO4Y6
— wta (@WTA) August 9, 2023
The fans could not resist applauding Giorgi for her efforts on Twitter. She entered the match as an underdog and stunned the crowd with her racket skills.
Giorgi outplayed Andreescu big time! Well done👏👏👏👏
— Maverick (@lucky_turtles8) August 9, 2023
“Go Giorgi Go?“, said a fan in his support towards the Italian.
Go Giorgi Go😍
— Asdru (@heyasdru) August 9, 2023
Another fan called Giorgi a queen, as he was in complete awe of the performance.
My queen
— SWW Bets (@StukeWorldWide) August 9, 2023
One user went overboard by bringing Serena Williams into the mix.
Giorgi would have beat Serena Williams at her peak tonight. She had a real good match.
— Moosehead1946 (@Moosehead1981) August 9, 2023
“This is for not giving her a WC”, said a fan to mock the tournament organizers for not giving her a wildcard. Giorgi avenged the disrespect by defeating the crowd favorite.
This is for not giving her a WC https://t.co/f9EGTKwIGV
— Krasimir 🇧🇬 🌎🌍🌏 (@lobdowntheline) August 9, 2023
Her level was hailed and considered being close to unplayable by the fans.
saw the highlights, when she is on, she is unplayable. https://t.co/AhjZ7Q2lyr
— Raj | #offseason (@RajBhandari1001) August 9, 2023
“Not just a tennis Barbie“, said another fan to suggest that Giorgi is not just a beauty but can also show talent on court.
que a giorgi jogou hoje foi brincadeira https://t.co/bf0es6c9JX
— nath (@nathaliaarb) August 9, 2023
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Giorgi’s fans blessed her with plenty of love and affection, but they must also note that the Italian has a tough road ahead. For starters, a certain Petra Kvitova waits for her in the round of 32. Kvitova has already won two titles this year, including one at the Miami Open where she cruised past the favorite Elena Rybakina.
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Do you think that Camila Giorgi can trigger another upset and blitz past Kvitova? Let us know in the comments.
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