Camila Giorgi secured a surprise victory over number four seed Karolina Pliskova to take the title at the Omnium Banque Nationale tournament in Montreal.
The match lasted an hour and 40 minutes, with the unseeded Giorgi taking it in straight sets 6-3 7-5 to claim the third WTA 1000 trophy of her career.
Tears of joy. Enjoy the moment, Camila 🇮🇹
— wta (@WTA) August 15, 2021
🏆 Your 2021 @OBNmontreal
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It is also Giorgi's first tour victory since 2019 and the first on outdoor hard court, but it was Pliskova’s third final defeat of the season, after losses in Rome and at Wimbledon.
Elsewhere, Britain’s Heather Watson dropped a set but managed to secure a win in the qualifiers at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati.
The Guernsey-born player defeated Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson 6-4 4-6 6-3 after smashing six aces and winning five of her nine break points.
