Giorgi through to Eastbourne semi-finals
Camila Giorgi won against Viktoriya Tomova 6-2, 6-1 on Thursday and will face the winner of the match between Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 8 seed, and Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina in the next round
Italian Camila Giorgi, the No 12 seed, defeated Bulgarian lucky loser Viktoriya Tomova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Eastbourne International at Devonshire Park Lawn Club on Thursday.
Giorgi, ranked No 26, will face the winner of the match between Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 8 seed, and Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina next.
Earlier in the tournament, the Italian won against Canadian lucky loser Rebecca Marino (7-5, 6-4) and Spaniard Garbine Muguruza, the No 5 seed (7-5, 6-3).
Tomova, ranked No 128, beat American Shelby Rogers (4-6, 6-3, 6-2) and edged out Belgian qualifier Kirsten Flipkens (3-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the previous rounds.