Qualifier Linette to face Giorgi in the Bronx Open final

The two players only met once and now they will fight for the first WTA title this year in the New York.

Linette's journey in this tournament was long. She played her first match on August 16th and played a total of 15 sets, of which she won 14. Gradually she defeated Dabrowski, Chang, Blinkova, Kanepi, Sasnovich, Muchova and Siniakova. In the final she will meet an opponent who played 3 matches less.

Camila Giorgi's journey to the final was a little easier. She defeated Gasparyan, Petkovic, Cornet and the first seeded Wang. She met her Polish rival only once, four years ago at a tournament in Poland. There she defeated her in 3 sets 2-1.

Former no.26 Giorgi does not experience the best season, when her record shows just 11-11. In this tournament, she will want to increase her confidence ahead of the upcoming US Open. Her opponent has a quite interesting record of 30-22, although mostly in lower-level tournaments.

After the match with Wang in semifinal, Giorgi spoke about her game and also the lack of matches she played this year.

"It’s weird, because I didn’t have so many matches this year," Giorgi said about her recent run of form, after missing three months of action in the spring due to a wrist injury. "But I think I was very consistent, and I was focusing on each point. Nothing else."

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