WTA Eastbourne 2021: Anett Kontaveit vs Camila Giorgi Preview, Head to Head and Predictions for Viking International


WTA Eastbourne 2021: Anett Kontaveit vs Camila Giorgi Preview, Head to Head and Predictions for Viking International

Anett Kontaveit vs Camila Giorgi

In the semi-finals of the WTA Eastbourne 2021, World No. 27 Anett Kontaveit will be up against World No. 75 Camila Giorgi.

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Anett Kontaveit vs Camila Giorgi : Match Details

TournamentWTA Eastbourne International 2021
MatchAnett Kontaveit vs Camila Giorgi
RoundSemi-Finals
Date25th June, 2021
Prize Money$32,400
VenueEastbourne, Great Britain
SurfaceGrass Court

Anett Kontaveit vs Camila Giorgi : Preview

Anett Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit

Anett Kontaveit makes it into the semi-final of the first Grass tournament she is playing this year. Kontaveit reaches her 2nd semi-final of the season after she reached the last-4 at the 2021 Grampians Trophy back in February.

Kontaveit defeated Swiss national Viktorija Golubic 2-6, 7-6(2), 7-5 to make it into the semi-finals as she battled past Golubic in a tough match that ended just over the 2.5 hour mark. After some poor seasons on Grass in the last 2 seasons, she will be confident going ahead into the semi-finals and will fancy her chances for the title.

Camila Giorgi continues her dream week at Eastbourne as she reaches the semi-finals of the competition after having started from the qualifying rounds. Playing in her 5th match at the tournament, Giorgi made a great comeback against the top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka defeating the Belarusian 7-6(5), 0-6, 6-4 in over 2 hours, making a strong comeback in the 3rd set after having received a bagel in 2nd.

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Camila reaches her first semi-final of the season which is also her first semi-final appearance since August,2020. The Italian will be looking for inspiration from Liudmila Samsonova who clinched the title at the WTA Berlin Open 2021 after starting from the qualifying stages, similar to Camila.

Anett Kontaveit vs Camila Giorgi : Head to Head

Camila Giorgi
Camila Giorgi

This will just be their 2nd career meeting and 1st on Grass. They last met in the 2020 Fed Cup where Anett emerged victorious and leads the head-to-head tie 1-0.

Anett Kontaveit vs Camila Giorgi : Prediction

Anett Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit

Anett comes into the tie with a career Grass record of 45-17 and with a 18-8 season record across all surfaces. Similarly, Camila comes in with a 46-24 career record on Grass and a 12-8 season record. With both the players having reached the semi-finals some great wins, the match can swing either ways.

However, with Camila coming in from 3 consecutive 3-setter wins the fatigue may catch upto her which can be an advantage for Anett who has spent nearly 5.5 hours on court as compared to nearly 10 hours of Camila.

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Prediction: Anett Kontaveit to win in three-sets.

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