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CAMILA GIORGI wowed the tennis world by swooping to the Canadian Open title in 2021 despite being unseeded for the tournament.

But the Italian is already well known to her 654,000 followers as she combines her day job with life as a lingerie model.

Camila Giorgi is back in action on Thursday in the second round of the Australian Open
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Camila Giorgi is back in action on Thursday in the second round of the Australian OpenCredit: AFP
Camila Giorgi is a model as well as a tennis star
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Camila Giorgi is a model as well as a tennis starCredit: Instagram @camila_giorgi_official
Giorgi won the Canadian Open in 2021
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Giorgi won the Canadian Open in 2021Credit: Instagram @camila_giorgi_official

No4 seed Karolina Pliskova was defeated in the Montreal final after Giorgi knocked out American talent Coco Gauff earlier in the competition.

It was the biggest win of her career so far, and her third on the WTA circuit, having reached the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics.

Giorgi began playing tennis when she was five and is said by to want a career as a fashion designer or writer when she leaves the court.

But the 31-year-old could be about to make a big name for herself as she looks to better her best Grand Slam finish, which came in 2018 and the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

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Giorgi is into the second round of the Australian Open after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-0 6-1.

She will face Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Thursday.

A wealth of fans have been tracking the World No64's progress for some time.

Alongside images of her tennis exploits, Giorgi regularly posts shots from her lingerie and fashion shoots.

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One image of her in a set of red underwear was captioned "Merry Christmas" and earned tens of thousands of likes.

In 2018, she posed with her Linz Open trophy for a stylish shoot that was posted with the phrase: "Thank you all for all the support you have always shown to me."

And her interest in both sport and fashion extends across her family with brother Amadeus a former footballer who now runs clothing brand Giomila.

Giorgi has three Tour titles to her name
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Giorgi has three Tour titles to her nameCredit: Getty
Giorgi boasts over half a million Instagram followers
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Giorgi boasts over half a million Instagram followersCredit: Instagram @camila_giorgi_official
The Italian is a fan favourite on and off the court
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The Italian is a fan favourite on and off the courtCredit: Instagram @camila_giorgi_official
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