Miami Open, Camila Giorgi wins marathon match with Kaia Kanepi

The Italian struggles and, in the end, takes home an important victory

At the end of a real sports battle, Camila Giorgi lands in the second round of the Miami tournament. The Marche player won the marathon match against Kaia Kanepi: 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 the partials of a match in which the 37-year-old Estonian gave the Italian player a hard time, and she was good at never losing her concentration.

Thanks to this suffered but important success, Camila Girogi now gives herself the challenge, valid for the second round of the tournament, with Victoria Azarenka. Badly the other azzurre. Elisabetta Cocciaretto was beaten by Marta Kostyuk (6-3, 6-2) while Jasmine Paolini surrendered to Sweden’s Mirjam Bjorklund: 4-6 6-4 6-4 in two hours and 22′ of play.