Twenty-nine-year-old Camila Giorgi, Italy’s No.1 female pro tennis player, is known for her aggressive style and powerful flat groundstrokes. Her most notable wins have come at the 2013 US Open, Indian Wells Open, and Eastbourne International, defeating former world No. 1 players Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, and Victoria Azarenka, respectively. Giorgi recently won the biggest title of her career at the 2021 Montreal Masters.
Quote: “I love my life. I want to do well in tennis, but tennis is just my work,” Giorgi said. “In the end, I know my family loves me and I enjoy art, the museums and stores, so my life is in balance.” | “[The Diary of Anne Frank] moved me because I am Jewish, but also because she was such a good person who saw the good in people.”
Sources: Wikipedia (introduction), JTA (quotations)
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