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Resurgent Giorgi halts teen McNally to reach Citi Open final

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WASHINGTON DC, USA – Camila Giorgi is through to her seventh career WTA final after stopping American wildcard Catherine McNally’s Cinderella run at the Citi Open, winning 7-6(5), 6-2. 

The resurgent Giorgi was contesting one of the first tournaments of her comeback to action, having spent a lot of time sidelined with wrist and ankle injuries:  before this week, she hadn’t won a match since the Australian Open, and competed in just three tournaments and one Fed Cup tie during that time.

But that all changed in the American capital, where she’s stormed into her first final of the year. Giorgi took down Sachia Vickery, Rebecca Peterson and Zarina Diyas on her way to the semifinals, having dropped just one set along the way.

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In the semifinal, she was up against a newcomer in American wildcard McNally. The 17-year-old wildcard has impressed all week long, taking down No.4 seed Hsieh Su-Wei in the last round to earn her first career Top 50 win.

But she was ultimately outclassed by the big-hitting Italian, who struck three aces and was broken only once en route to the straight sets victory. 

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