French Open 2021: Camila Giorgi vs Petra Martic Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for Roland Garros

Twenty-second seed Petra Martic will take on Camila Giorgi of Italy in the first round of the 2021 French Open. Martic is currently ranked 23rd in the rankings while Giorgi is the World No.80.

Match Details:

Camila Giorgi vs Petra Martic: Preview

Italian 29-year old, Camila Giorgi has not been in the best of form this Clay season. In the Italian Open, she played a three set marathon against Sara Sorribes Tormo, where she came out unfortunately on the losing end 6-7(4),7-6(7),5-7.

In the Emilia Romagna Open at Parma, she got the better of Christina McHale in the first round but lost in the very next round to eventual Champion Coco Gauff.

As for her opponent, Petra Martic, she has been in amazing form lately. She reached the semi final of the Italian Open where she lost to Karolina Pliskova but defeated the likes of Nadia Podoroska and Jessica Pegula. She followed it up with a quarter final outing in Parma before losing to eventual finalist Wang Qiang.

Camila Giorgi vs Petra Martic: Head-to-Head

This will be the first meeting between the duo. They haven’t met on tour yet and hence the H2H stands deadlock at 0-0.

Camila Giorgi vs Petra Martic: Prediction

The match will be a tricky one between two players who are both very good on Clay. Martic has proved her metal at Rome and would want to keep those big forehands running against Giorgi. As for the Italian, her defense has been her strength over the years. She also has a very good return of serve and would want to keep her head straight during the match. Expect a quality match with Martic prevailing into the next round.

Prediction: Martic to win in straight sets.

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