Montreal (AFP)

The Italian Camila Giorgi created the surprise by beating Sunday in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal the Czech Karolina Pliskova, sixth player in the world and seeded N.4, 6-3 7-5 after a well controlled match .

The 71st player in the world, who had already beaten the Czech in the round of 16 of the Olympic tournament in Tokyo, offered her third title on the WTA women's circuit by flying over the first round before a more contested second, but logically won.

At 29, Giorgi was tenacious, as on this break point against her at 2-3, where she tore herself to erase it, chain three points and offer herself the equalizer at 3 games everywhere.

The best point of the match with, in his panoply, passing and slice backhand which earned him heavy applause from the public.

After taking the service of her opponent, she then lined up two successive games before logically pocketing the win in the first round (6-3).

The second round began as the first had ended for the Czech who, groggy, completely broke up against the Italian confident of her strength, alternating precision on her strokes and rapid movements on the court.

Czech Karolina Pliskova, against Italian Camila Giorgi, in the final of the WTA tournament in Montreal, August 15, 2021 Minas Panagiotakis GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

Led quickly 3-1, the Czech who is chasing her first title since her victory against Madison Keys in the final in Brisbane (6-4 4-6 7-5) on January 12, 2020, however came back to her opponent at the price with a prodigious effort.

Then the two players gave each other blows for blows, neither succeeding in stealing the service from the other until the last break synonymous with a final victory for the Italian 7-5.

The Italian Camila Giorgi, during her victory against the Czech Karolina Pliskova, in the final of the WTA tournament in Montreal, August 15, 2021 Minas Panagiotakis GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP

The former world No. 1 who was eyeing victory on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, concedes the third setback of 2021 in the final, after those of Rome and Wimbledon.

As for Giorgi, she inflicts a fourth defeat on her illustrious opponent who definitely makes complexes, since she had again bowed to the Italian on the lawn of Eastbourne (2-6 6-2 6-2) in June .

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