Before Caroline Garcia, who is playing the Fort Worth Masters in Texas from Tuesday, seven French players have played in this prestigious event.
In 2017, Caroline Garcia already became the eighth Frenchwoman to participate in the Women’s Masters, created in 1972, the first to qualify directly for this event since Amélie Mauresmo in 2006. She was also the fourth Frenchman to participate since 2003, date the transition from 16 to 8 players. Because from 1972 to 1976, then from 1983 to 2002, the sixteen best were qualified for this great meeting at the end of the season. From Françoise Dürr to Marion Bartoli, via Amélie Mauresmo, French women’s tennis has experienced mixed fortunes at the Masters. Focus.
Garcia had distinguished herself for her first
It was five years ago and the Lyonnaise had validated her qualification thanks to an exceptional Chinese tour (titles in Beijing and Wuhan). Then 8th in the world, Caroline Garcia had taken a lesson for her first in Singapore against Simona Halep (loss 6-4, 6-2), but had reacted superbly afterwards with successes against Elina Svitolina 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 and the other against Caroline Wozniacki 0-6, 6-3, 7-6. She offered herself a…
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