2023-04-30 04:04:17
Big disappointment for Caroline Garcia: the French will not go further than the third round in Madrid. The fifth player in the world indeed lost Saturday during this WTA 1000 tournament once morest the Egyptian Mayar Sherif (59th) 7-6 (7/2), 6-3.
Showing a lot of nervousness, Garcia broke down on serve in the tie-break of the first set, and failed to overturn the match. Exempted from the first round, she had already appeared feverish in the previous round. While leading 6-3, 4-0, she almost saw the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (52nd) come back to 4 everywhere but ended up winning.
It passes for Sabalenka
Irregular since the start of the year, Caroline Garcia has not managed to chain three victories in a row since the Monterrey tournament in early March, where she lost in the final once morest the Croatian Donna Vekic.
In the rest of the women’s draw, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka edged out 21-year-old Colombian Camila Osorio 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the knockout stages. The world No.2 signed a perfect start to the match, leading 2-0 then 3-1 quite easily… but then got into trouble, and won the first set in a snatch.
In the second act, Osorio, 115th in the world, requested medical assistance, and continued the match with a bandage on his left thigh. She managed to score a spectacular point at net and a perfectly licked bunt that sparked applause from the crowd… but not enough to stop Sabalenka from racing to victory. In the next round, the winner of the last Australian Open will face the surprise of the competition, the Russian Mirra Andreeva (194th), who celebrated her 16th birthday by beating the Polish Magda Linette (19th), 6-3, 6 -3.
On the other hand, as for Caroline Garcia, the tournament stopped there for Coco Gauff. The world No.6 was severely beaten on Saturday by Paula Badosa, 6-3, 6-0.
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