Caroline Garcia had a splendid end to 2022, which culminated in her victory in the WTA Finals and fourth place in the ranking, equaling the best she had already achieved in 2018. But she did not have a 2023 in line with the expectations raised by that triumph in Forth Worth, when she beat Aryna Sabalenka in the title match. That was her last victory against a top-10 team… until this Monday at the Miami Open. The 30-year-old Frenchwoman, ranked 27th in the world, repeated her success in a big way, dispatching number three, Coco Gauff in three sets: 6-3, 1-6 and 6-2 in 1h43.
“It has been a difficult few months since the beginning of the year, but I have stayed positive and the results have come. I have a great team behind me, which helps me a lot in moments of suffering,” said García after achieving an important milestone and doing so, also, with some discomfort in his right shoulder that has been dragging on throughout the tournament. In this way she qualified for the first time for the quarterfinals of the tournament and will face Danielle Collins or Sorana Cirstea.
The serve, without a doubt his best weapon (he has 121 aces this season), was not the key to his hard-fought victory this time, precisely because of those physical difficulties he has. The reward came for her perseverance, especially for the rest, and that warrior spirit that she has recovered to take flight again and be so competitive against the best.
Sakkari passes without playing and Rybakina remains firm
On the day, other seeds did not fail like Gauff, who has now lost the face-to-face match against Garcia (2-3). Maria Sakkari (8th) did not even need to play, since the Russian Anna Kalinskaya resigned before the match.
Related news
The Greek will face a fearsome enemy, Elena Rybakina, a finalist in 2023. The Kazakh, who was out due to illness in Indian Wells, beat the American Madison Keys 6-3 and 7-5 in 1h24. Second of the season in aces, behind the Czech Karolina Pliskova (157), Elena added five more for a total of 155.
Follow the Diario AS channel on WhatsApp, where you will find all the sport in a single space: the news of the day, the agenda with the latest news on the most important sporting events, the most outstanding images, the opinion of the best AS firms , reports, videos, and some humor from time to time.
2024-03-25 22:21:40
#Caroline #Garcia #resurfaces #eliminate #favorite #Gauff
