Caroline Garcia

Former No.4 Caroline Garcia's resurgent summer continued at the Western & Southern Open. The Frenchwoman defeated No.7 Aryna Sabalenka to make her first WTA ...

"First, to be in the final of a 1000 event after so many years, and the scenario of today was just unbelievable," Garcia said. Garcia coolly closed out the rain-addled match to level her head-to-head against Sabalenka to 2-2. After another prolonged rain delay, Garcia held off a break chance for Sabalenka to hold to 4-1 and earned an insurance break by drawing a double-fault on break point to lead 5-2. Facing Sabalenka for the first time since 2018, Garcia overpowered Sabalenka through the first set, striking 13 winners to 3 unforced errors, while converting the two break points she earned. Since then, the former No.4 has quickly translated her winning ways to the singles court. Into her third WTA 1000 final and first since 2017, Garcia will face Petra Kvitova on Sunday.

Caroline Garcia, who came through qualifying in Cincinnati, beat Jessica Pegula and will now face Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals.

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Despite being a reputable server, the Belarusian’s recent accumulation of double faults has eliminated that advantage. In her previous match, she was able to win more over 70% of her service points, compared to just over 50% for Sabalenka. Garcia has lost two of Sabalenka’s three encounters with her.

Caroline Garcia defeated Jessica Pegula 6-1, 7-5 · Pegula was unable to break Garcia's serve even once · Last month, Garcia also defeated World No.1 Iga Swiatek.

Garcia has shown decent form in recent times as apart from being Pegula, earlier, she also got the better of Poland’s Iga Swiatek. Garcia was also brilliant with her first serves, as she garnered 81 per cent of the points from them. You never know when you are going to come back, and you really have to enjoy it and take all the positive you can,” Garcia was quoted as saying.

The 32-year-old Kvitova had never advanced to the semifinals in 10 prior appearances in the Cincinnati tournament. It is the Czech's 40th career final, and she' ...

She also needed three sets to beat fifth-ranked [Ons Jabeur](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1803) in the third round. "You have to play faster and move better on court against a player like this. Try to take the best from every match and improve through the tournament." "It's a long way to come from [qualifiers]. The second rain delay came with Garcia leading 3-1 in the third. "That's nice to have this experience, even in my age," Kvitova said, smiling.

Petra Kvitova converted 81.5 percent of her first-serve points and rallied to beat Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the championship ...

“First, to be in the final of a 1000 event after so many years, and the scenario of today was just unbelievable,” Garcia said. I was going to the match today, and I was telling myself that I have never been in the final here. 7 Sabalenka in the semis. This time, she dropped a close opening set before overpowering Keys for most of the final two sets. Garcia defeated sixth-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in a match that was twice interrupted by rain delays. She prevailed in two hours and 19 minutes.

The French qualifier pulled away from Aryna Sabalenka, while the Croatian outclassed Cameron Norrie Saturday evening.

The Greek overcame top-ranked Daniil Medvedev, 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-3, saving a set point in the opening tiebreaker to defeat the reigning US Open champion for just the third time in 10 meetings. He’s more than doubled that with his effort in Ohio, one that is set to vault him more than 100 places back inside the Top 50. 7 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Cameron Norrie, the No. She posted an eight-match win streak during the grass swing, then picked up her second title of the year in Warsaw in an effort that included ousting world No. I know the site pretty well now, but I kind of enjoy it and it's really nice to be in the final again.” Garcia was first to achieve the feat, after navigating her way through multiple starts and stops to her semifinal with Aryna Sabalenka on a showery Saturday.

Caroline Garcia's magical run through Western & Southern Open qualifying continued on Saturday with a historic semifinal win.

You have to try to play faster, to move better on court against a player like this. Yeah, I mean, feels like I have been here for a long time, I have to admit. "It's a long way to come from quallies. A final, it's the match you are looking forward to it. You try to eat a little something but not too much, not to be heavy if you have to come back sooner than expected." The second weather delay hit at 5:57 p.m.

Caroline Garcia overcame an awkward rain break to close out a semi-final win over Aryna Sabalenka in Cincinnati.

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Sunday in Cincinnati will feature the final on the WTA side, with a very unexpected matchup between two unseeded players to decide the title.

A final is, however, very different of course and Kvitova tends to perform very well in big finals (perhaps because with her style she can only reach finals when she’s in top form), with two wins in three at Slam level, one in two in WTA Finals and eight in 11 at WTA 1000 level. Garcia, on the other hand, had never even got past the third round at this tournament, coming into this week with a 5-7 record. This is a very surprising final to say the least.

It will mark the 40th WTA Tour singles final for the 32-year-old Czech but first in Cincinnati. | Tennis News.

But this time, when play restarted the Frenchwoman swept the next three games to end a long day with a victory.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Both players struggled to hold serve after the restart. But when play resumed, it was Sabalenka who benefited from the delay. In the day's first match on a muggy Centre Court, a misfiring Kvitova had trouble getting into gear. Trailing 4-3, Keys had a superb opportunity to get back on level terms with three break points. "I don't really care about the ranking."

Petra Kvitova will take on Caroline Garcia in the summit clash of the 2022 Western & Southern Open on Sunday, with both players having returned to a WTA 1000 ...

Petra Kvitova leads Caroline Garcia in their current head-to-head by a 5-3 margin. Kvitova's level of experience and lefty serve, however, should make her the favorite to walk away with the trophy. Both women have posted solid numbers behind serve all week, but Kvitova holds just a slight edge when missing the first delivery. She has conjured big deliveries and equally powerful forehands in key moments to keep her opponents at bay and will need all her firepower heading into Sunday's final against Garcia. She has won both the previous two and 23 of her 32 match wins this season have come in these seven tournaments. The Czech player was one point away from going out in the first round against [Jil Teichmann](https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/jil-teichmann), but has since surged into form and will now be playing in an impressive 40th singles final.

Caroline Garcia of France has become the first qualifier to reach a WTA 1000 tournament final after continuing her dream run at the Western & Southern Open ...

In a match halted twice for extended periods by rain on Saturday evening, Garcia triumphed 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinal that lasted two hours and five minutes, reports DPA. The two-time Wimbledon champion battled to a 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-3 victory in two hours and 18 minutes. Garcia needed her left arm bandaging when trailing 5-4 in the second set, forcing Sabalenka to endure a long wait to serve to level the match. In the earlier match, Kvitova fended off home favourite Keys to secure a return to the world’s top 20. A two-and-a-half-hour rain delay halted Garcia’s progress at 1-1 in the second set, and it was Sabalenka who returned the strongest from the break. She had to come through qualifying to earn a place in the Cincinnati main draw and looked like racing past Sabalenka after taking the opening set in impression fashion.

La Française, 35e joueuse mondiale, a battu la Biélorusse Aryna Sabalenka, 7e mondiale, en trois manches.

Je suis fière de ce que je fais et je suis heureuse d'être en finale demain, avec un match de plus à jouer», s'est félicité à chaud celle qui est devenue la première joueuse issue des qualifications à atteindre une finale de WTA 1000. Puis s'est mise en danger à 4-3 sur son service, une nouvelle double-faute offrant trois balles de débreak à Keys, sans que celle-ci n'en profite, trop fautive en retour. Son premier set a été un modèle d'agressivité et de précision. Mais la pluie s'est encore invitée. Elle renoue cet été avec son meilleur niveau, après des années de résultats irréguliers. J'ai eu un long parcours à Cincinnati.

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Kvitova saves one with a big serve but then sees a second serve get the treatment for the double break. Kvitova needs to find a way to hang in there and try to ride out this storm. Kvitova lashes a forehand winner down the middle to conclude a superb riposte to love. A wild forehand from Kvitova is ill-timed on break point and allows Garcia to continue her momentum at the start of Set 2. Garcia is staring down the barrel at 0-40 but nails a pair of aces before staunch defence somehow sees her stay in a rally that ends with Kvitova lashing just wide. Kvitova will go for broke and hope to fight her way back right at what seems like the last…

La Française dispute contre la Tchèque sa première finale à ce niveau depuis cinq ans, dimanche dans l'Ohio. Elle remporte le premier set (6-2) après avoir ...

A 28 ans, il s'agit de sa première victoire dans un WTA 1000 (le plus haut niveau hormis les tournois du Grand Chelem) depuis cinq ans. Sortie des qualifications, Caroline Garcia a remporté le WTA 1000 de Cincinnati, dimanche 21 août. La Tricolore, 35e mondiale, a conclu en beauté dimanche une semaine de rêve.

Caroline Garcia (35e mondiale), qui a écarté Aryna Sabalenka (7e), et Petra Kvitova (28e), tombeuse de Madison Keys (24e), seront opposées dimanche lors ...

Je suis fière de ce que je fais et je suis heureuse d’être en finale demain, avec un match de plus à jouer », s’est félicité à chaud celle qui est devenue la première joueuse issue des qualifications à atteindre une finale de WTA 1000. Sa première manche a été un modèle d’agressivité et de précision. Elle renoue cet été avec son meilleur niveau, après des années de résultats irréguliers.

La Française Caroline Garcia a battu la Bélarusse Aryna Sabalenka en demi-finale du WTA 1000 de Cincinnati. Elle est en finale contre Petra Kvitova.

La dernière rencontre entre les deux femmes a eu lieu en 2019, à Madrid. L'ancienne numéro 2 mondiale, désormais classée au 28e rang, a affronté à huit reprises Caroline Garcia, avec un bilan de cinq victoires pour trois défaites. La Française, qui a enregistré 25 victoires depuis le mois de juin, est venue à bout de son adversaire malgré la pluie, qui a interrompu à deux reprises la rencontre (durant 2h30, puis 1h30), et une douleur au bras gauche.

Caroline Garcia, 35e mondiale, est devenue la première joueuse de l'histoire à remporter un WTA 1000 en étant issue des qualifications, dimanche au tournoi ...