Opposed to the Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl, 88th WTA and after qualifying, Caroline Garcia was perfectly able to uphold her 10th world rank on Monday in the first round of the WTA 1000 in Beijing (6-2,6-4).
The 29-year-old Frenchwoman could even have won the first round in less than twenty minutes since after barely a quarter of an hour of play, she led 4-1, 15-40, against an opponent overwhelmed by events. The end of the first set was a little tighter and Garcia had to rule out a break point at 4-2, which she did with an excellent second service ball.
Another qualifier in the second round
In the second set, the Lyonnaise let her superior power speak, most of the time, with the exception of a bad service game at 3-3, which earned her a break behind, but which she immediately rectified, not losing only three points left in this match to conclude in 1h13 (6-2, 6-4).
In the second round, she will face another player who escaped from qualifying, the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, 73rd WTA and loser in the first round to the Czech Marie Bouzkova (6-2, 7-6). [5]). Good news for Garcia, led 4-0 in her face-to-face meetings with Bouzkova. This year, on Madrid soil, Garcia on the other hand dominated Putintseva 6-3, 6-4.
2023-10-02 06:04:30
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