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Match Details
Fixture: Jelena Ostapenko vs Camila Giorgi
Tournament: Rothesay International 2023
Date: June 29, 2023
Round: Quarterfinals
Venue: Eastbourne, Great Britain
Category: WTA 500
Surface: Outdoor grass
Prize money: $780,637
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN | UK - Amazon Prime Video & BBC Digital
Jelena Ostapenko vs Camila Giorgi preview
Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko will square off against World No. 67 Camila Giorgi in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Rothesay International on Thursday.
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Ostapenko claimed the title at the Birmingham Classic last week over Barbora Krejcikova in the final. She was slated to face Petra Kvitova in the first round here, but the latter withdrew from the tournament. The Latvian then took on another Czech, Barbora Strycova, and won in straight sets to reach the second round.
Ostapenko then met home favorite Harriet Dart for a place in the last eight. The former continued her good run of form as a single break of serve in each set was enough for her to win the match 6-3, 6-4.
Giorgi, meanwhile, knocked out Heather Watson in straight sets to set up a second-round showdown with World No. 6 Ons Jabeur. Neither player was able to hold serve at the start of the match as there were six consecutive breaks of serve. The Italian broke the trend with a hold of serve to make it 4-3.
Giorgi then secured a break of serve to go 5-3 up and served out the set with ease in the following game to claim it. The second set was more straightforward from the Italian as she broke Jabeur's serve twice to win the match 6-3, 6-2.
Jelena Ostapenko vs Camila Giorgi head-to-head
Ostapenko leads Giorgi 2-1 in the head-to-head. She won their previous encounter at last year's Rothesay International in straight sets.
Jelena Ostapenko vs Camila Giorgi odds
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Jelena Ostapenko vs Camila Giorgi prediction
Giorgi's win over Jabeur marked the first time she claimed consecutive victories during this grass swing. Ostapenko, on the other hand, extended her unbeaten run to seven matches on the surface.
Neither player has dropped a set so far in Eastbourne. Giorgi had some trouble with her serve in the previous round, but managed to overcame that niggle as the match went on. Nevertheless, the Italian cannot afford any such lapses in the next round.
With both players having an affinity towards first-strike tennis, this contest could be over pretty soon if both play at a high level. Ostapenko has shown some maturity by taking a different approach and not going for broke all the time, which has worked out quite well for her the last couple of weeks.
Ostapenko loves playing in Eastbourne, reaching the final here last year and winning the title in 2021. She defeated Giorgi quite easily when they faced off at the venue last year. Given the Latvian's red-hot form at the moment, history is likely to repeat itself.
Pick: Jelena Ostapenko to win in three sets.
