Caroline Garcia ended a three-year drought just before Wimbledon. On Saturday, Lyonnais won its first title since 2019, defeating Bianca Andreescu of Canada 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-4 in the final in Bad Homburg. At the age of 28, the 75th in the world wins his eighth title, the third on the grass, and finally comes out of a difficult period. He did not play in the final after his victory in Nottingham in June 2019, already on the grass, while he was still flirting with the best in the world. No Frenchwoman has won a tournament of this level (WTA 250 և high) since Fiona Feron in Palermo in August 2020.
«It means a lot to me“Garcia said in English while receiving his cup on the court, remembering his long fall.when you do not know when your next victory will be, when your luck does not bring, everything goes wrong, և you lose many matches. The last few months, the last few years have not been very easy, with few results, many physical flaws, so you have a lot of doubts“He lost before the final.
Garcia or merits of flexibility
In the semifinals on Friday, he defeated his compatriot Alize Cornet in a fierce 2 hour and 45 minute fight. On Saturday, Andreescu, who is ranked 64th in the WTA rankings, showed him the exact same resistance, lasting almost as long. The 22-year-old Canadian had a priori physical advantage, as she did not have to play in the semifinals, taking advantage of the exit of her opponent, Romanian Simona Aleppo (cervical block). The last game of this final gave a perfect summary of Garcia’s match. He started by losing his first two points. But with a score of 0-30, he did well in his game, confident in his strength, without showing the slightest sign of nervousness or impatience.
Concentrated և accurate, he scored the next four points, furiously clenching his fist with each ball he won, ապես finally collapsing with joy after giving his opponent his first point too long. He had already shown the same endurance at the beginning of the third set, when he lost his serve and appeared 2-0. Without panicking, with his typical attacking style, he set a record by winning four games in a row, creating the final gap.
It is now the 55th in the world
«What a final! It was a big fight“He said again, addressing his opponent.I do not know how you had such a good match, fighting from the first to the last point«. Andreescu hung the 2019 US Open with his record at just 19 years old. However, quickly reaching the top 4 in the world, he fell in the rankings due to injuries, after a break of several months, before returning to competition in April. At Wimbledon (June 27-July 11), where he will approach the 55th place in the world, Garcia can continue his series of victories on the grass. In the first round, he will meet the British Yuriko Miyazaki, who received an invitation, and in the 206th, he will meet the British Yuriko Miyazaki, who received an invitation. world
Source: Le Figaro
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