Mathieu Warnier, Media365, published on Monday, July 03, 2023 at 5:30 p.m.
In two sets and despite a late interruption by the rain, Caroline Garcia got the better of Katie Volynets for her entry into the running at Wimbledon.
Caroline Garcia definitely reassured observers. While she remained on an abandonment in the quarter-finals in Eastbourne, the world number 5 responded when she entered the running at Wimbledon. The Habs won in two sets against Katie Volynets. A meeting that almost started with a false start for the Lyonnaise, who conceded three break points in the first game. Managing to dismiss them one by one, the Habs finally held their service. The two players then held each other six games in a row, but it was the American who showed the first flaws. Obtaining three times the opportunity to take the service of her opponent, Caroline Garcia did not experience success but she had more ideas. After keeping her commitment in stride, the sacred player at the Masters last year ended up having the last word against Katie Volynets. At the first set point obtained on the service of the 125th in the world, Caroline Garcia won the first set.
Garcia shrugged off a missed start to the second set
But, if she had missed the boat at the start of the match, the American was not mistaken a second time. Indeed, Katie Volynets converted her second break point to take the service of the French. Not stopping in such a good way, the latter defeated the world number 5 once again to lead three games to nothing. It was enough to wake up Caroline Garcia, who was able to impose her game and immediately erase one of her two late breaks. After having difficulty in keeping her commitment, the Lyonnaise continued her momentum and erased her second service game late to come back up to her opponent. But, after winning her serve, Caroline Garcia was stopped in her tracks by the rain. An interruption which however had no consequences for the seeded number 5 at Wimbledon. Indeed, as soon as the resumption, the Habs went to take the service of Katie Volynets in a hard fight and sealed the fate of the meeting with their first match point (6-4, 6-3 in 1h24 ‘). Kateryna Baindl or Leylah Fernandez will be on her way to round two.
2023-07-03 15:30:00
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