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Daniil Medvedev and Camila Giorgi win Canadian Open as US Open nears

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Daniil Medvedev and Camila Giorgi win Canadian Open as US Open nears

Daniil Medvedev received the tour finals in 2020 however continues to be searching for a primary Grand Slam title

Russian world quantity two Daniil Medvedev ready for the US Open by beating American Reilly Opelka within the Canadian Open remaining, whereas Italy’s Camila Giorgi received the ladies’s title.

Medvedev – US Open runner-up in 2019 and semi-finalist in 2020 – wanted simply 85 minutes to beat Opelka 6-4 6-3 in Toronto and win his twelfth ATP title.

World quantity 71 Giorgi shocked Czech fourth seed Karolina Pliskova to win 6-3 7-5 in Montreal. It’s the 29-year-old’s first WTA Tour victory since 2019.

The US Open begins on 30 August.

On the Cincinnati Masters, Britain’s Heather Watson made it by qualifying, beating Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson 6-4 4-6 6-3.

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