Camila Giorgi won the Merida Open

the italian Camila Giorgi, racket number 68 in the WTA, recovered from a poor start in the third set to beat Sweden’s Rebecca Paterson 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-2 to win the Merida OpenWTA 250 tournament.

In a hard-fought first set, where he recovered from a break in the seventh game, Giorgi made a break in the tenth and caused a ‘tie break’, in which he was superior, more effective with his serve, and won 7-3.

When she was at her best, Camila made 13 unforced errors in the second moto; he suffered a break in the fourth game and was injured again in the sixth, tying the match.

Emboldened, Peterson came out aggressive in the third set; from the bottom of the field he effectively ‘drives’ and gets a 2-0 lead, but the Italian was not flustered; he patiently came back and in the fourth game he regained the break.

At that point, it was difficult to predict the final, but Giorgi changed the roleswon four straight points and took the win to win, in his father’s eyes, his fourth title as a professional.

The Open, which took place on a hard court with a prize pool of $259,303, was characterized by a lack of players not starring favorites.

In the first round, the Colombian Camila Osorio showed a high level against the Polish Magda Linette, semifinalist of the Australian Open, she got the victory in two sets, but with everything in her favor she was overtaken and swept in the third round.

Linette was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Peterson, who defeated American Caty Mc Nally 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4 on Saturday and booked a ticket to the final.

The Open kicks off two weeks of great tennis in Mexico, which continues this Monday with the start of the WTA Monterrey Openwhich will feature some of the world’s best led by French Caroline García.