The way is still long. Facing the 9th in the world, Maria Sakkari, Caroline Garcia had a great opportunity to brighten up a somewhat dull start to the season, in which she had difficulty finding relaxation and settling down her game. On arrival , it’s a defeat in two sets (6-3, 6-4) and barely 1 hour 20 minutes, which will not advance the French n°1 much, even if she admitted not having come to Indian Wells in imagining winning the tournament.
Garcia had started things off well by breaking from the start of the match. But the lead was short-lived. Faced with a player with a less punchy profile and a little more control, Garcia was often too imprecise in the game, sometimes out of haste but also because there was restraint in engaging forward. The fault is an obvious lack of confidence.
Broke in the process, the Lyonnaise was not carried by her serve either. With 48% of the first ball, she offered herself few free points and was put under pressure on her second with only 8 points converted out of 24. And at 3-4, Garcia gave up her shutout and the set following.
Affected, the Frenchwoman started a little sideways at the start of the second set, compiled a few unfortunate double faults and fell two breaks behind, 3-0! If she showed better intentions for a moment with her cross forehand in particular, she only managed to close a single break in disbursements, without managing to get an opportunity to come back afterwards. Caroline Garcia is now leaving Indian Wells to go to Miami without much more certainty.
2024-03-12 03:12:41
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