Giorgi hangs on to beat Kanepi at Miami Open

Camila Giorgi hits 14 double-faults at Miami Open, hangs on to win

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Camila Giorgi hit 14 double-faults, blew a 5-0 lead in the final set and needed four match points before finally pulling out a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) victory against Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday. The match lasted 3 hours, 32 minutes, tying for the longest on the WTA Tour this season. The players combined for 30 aces – 19 by Kanepi, who also had seven double-faults. In the third set, Kanepi …

Giorgi hits 14 double-faults at Miami Open, but hangs on to win

Camila Giorgi hit 14 double-faults, blew a 5-0 lead in the final set and needed four match points before finally pulling out a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) victory against Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday. The match lasted 3 hours, 32 minutes,…

Giorgi clings on to overcome Kanepi at Miami Open

After a three-and-a-half hour marathon, Camila Giorgi has edged through to the second round of the Miami Open, where she will face Victoria Azarenka.

Camila Giorgi hits 14 double-faults at Miami Open, hangs on to win

Camila Giorgi pulled out a three-tiebreaker victory over Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the Miami Open. Giorgi managed to hold on for the 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4) victory despite hitting 14 double-faults, blowing a 5-0 lead in the final set and needing four match points to close it out.

Giorgi hangs on to beat Kanepi at Miami Open

Italy's Camila Giorgi survived a near nightmare third-set collapse to edge Estonian Kaia Kanepi 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-6(4) in a marathon first-round match at the Miami Open on Tuesday. Giorgi appeared in complete control when she took a 5-0 third set lead but the veteran Kanepi refused to go away, erasing two m

Giorgi hits 14 double-faults at Miami Open, hangs on to win

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.