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Giorgi tumbles out in round one of Wimbledon

Camila Giorgi offered no excuses after bowing out on the opening day of Wimbledon after succumbing in straight sets against the hard-hitting Dayana Yastremska.

July 1, 2019 18:44
Camila Giorgi is confident she can return to the top 20 despite a first-round defeat at Wimbledon. (Photo: Marc Morris)
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In only her second tournament back from a three-month spell on the sidelines with a wrist injury, Giorgi had no answer to the power of the Ukrainian in the Ladies Singles' match on Court Eight.

Try as she might, the Italian, 27, came out second best in a battle of the baseliners.

This was a performance littered with errors by Giorgi who had reached the quarter-finals at SW19 last year.

The world no. 42 produced 26 unforced errors and eight double faults in a match that finished 3-6, 3-6 in favour of Yastremska.