2023-08-30 13:26:33
The summers follow one another and are not alike for Caroline Garcia. 2022 had been that of fulfillment and achievement for the Frenchwoman, winner of the Cincinnati tournament and semi-finalist of the US Open. 2023 is that of disappointments and closed faces at the exit of the courts. Tuesday evening, for her debut in the fourth Grand Slam tournament of the season, the player was released in two sets (6-4, 6-1) by Wang Yafan, 114th in the world and qualified.
The Lyonnaise, author of 34 unforced errors during this meeting, did not appear at a press conference in the wake of her defeat. And a time announced in doubles alongside Kristina Mladenovic, she also disappeared from this table without the reason for this package being known for the time being. It should not a priori drag on for long on the other side of the Atlantic.
Defeats for his entry into the running in Washington, Montreal and Cincinnati
A disappointing result without being surprising, if we observe the last performances of the Frenchwoman who could leave the top 10 by the end of the tournament. Recent quarter-finalist of the Cleveland tournament preceding the US Open (a WTA 250), she had before that been eliminated in the first round in Cincinnati, also in the first round at the Masters 1000 in Canada or in the round of 16 (her entry into vying) of the Citi Open in Washington.
More generally this year, Caroline Garcia has never managed to regain the consistency that had characterized her during the 2022 season, which she ended with a victory at the Masters in Texas and a 4th place in the world rankings. “The dream is always to win a Grand Slam tournament, she explained when approaching her Australian tour at the start of the year. There are still steps to climb, but now it is possible”. The fact remains that in 2023 the French lost in the round of 16 at the Australian Open, in the second round at Roland-Garros, in the third round at Wimbledon and therefore in the first at the US Open.
“Last year was fabulous and it went on in a pretty incredible way, regretted on Eurosport Arnaud Clement after that defeat in New York. This year it’s the totally opposite spiral. She is a champion who today cannot find an average level of play. It’s crazy to be in the top 2-3 in the world last year and there to lose against a qualifier and to have an average level perhaps beyond 80th, 100th place in the world. »
“So far it’s not working in my favor”
With a risky game she does not want to deviate from, and powerful balls most of the time hit close to the lines, Caroline Garcia needs to be confident and it seems that she has fled her this year. She only took part in two finals, ultimately lost, in the WTA 250: the first at the Lyon Open in February and the second in March in Monterrey, Mexico. She also had to deal with the departure at the end of last season and then finally the return in April of her trainer Bertrand Perret, who had allowed her to regain her best level in 2022.
However, Caroline Garcia’s motivation seems intact and she seems to accept defeats with philosophy. “I work every day to become better but for the moment it is not working in my favor, with this state of mind and this attitude it will eventually pay off! “, she wrote on social networks after his elimination from the Wimbledon tournament.
“With this attitude, I will be able to do something at this tournament, next week, later in the year or next year, she added just before entering the US Open. But you have to work and always have confidence in my style of play and in the work”. While waiting in New York, the hopes of the followers of French women’s tennis rest on Clara Burel. At 22, she is the only blue qualified for the second round.
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