Elise Mertens is another top-seeded player to be eliminated in the first round of the WTA 1000 Rogers Cup (Canadian Open), after losing to Camila Giorgi with 2-0 (6:3, 7:5).
The match started equally, but in the fourth game, Belgian player, who is 9th seeded in the tournament and world No 16, received a break and Italian Camila Giorgi took advantage, winning the set with 6:3. Elise Mertens made 3 double faults during the set.
The second set was moving game for game, without breaks and the result went to 4:4. However, in the 9th game, Elise Mertens lost her service game very dramatically and gave a chance for her Italian competitor to win the match her own service. However, Camila Giorgi also received a break and the result was 5:5. However, the Belgian player again made a mistake and this time Camila Giorgi did not miss and won the set with 7:5, and the match with 2-0.
Camila Giorgi qualified for the second round, where will face Argentinian Nadia Podoroska.
In the first round were defeated also Elena Rybakina (12th seeded), who lost to Liudmila Samsonova with 2-1 (6:4, 5:7, 6:4), as well as Karolina Muchova (14th seeded), who lost to Ocean Dodin with 2-1 (6:3, 1:6, 6:2).
