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Camila Giorgi stuns Maria Sharapova at Indian Wells
In a match in which both players struggled to hold serve, the 79th-ranked Giorgi needed two hours and 36 minutes to notch her first career win against a top-10 player. Maria Sharapova looked visibly distraught.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: March 11, 2014 08:25 am IST
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Indian Wells, USA:
Italian qualifier Camila Giorgi stunned defending champion and fourth seed Maria Sharapova 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 on Monday to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open.
In a match in which both players struggled to hold serve, the 79th-ranked Giorgi needed two hours and 36 minutes to notch her first career win against a top-10 player.
The 22-year-old Italian next faces fellow Italian Flavia Pennetta, a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 winner over Australian Samantha Stosur.
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