Caroline Garcia, last Frenchwoman in the running, eliminated in the 3rd round by Marie Bouzkova

There are already no more French men and women at Wimbledon. Last Tricolor in the running, Caroline Garcia was dominated by the Czech Marie Bouzkova (7-6[7-0], 4-6, 7-5) in the third round of the London tournament on Friday July 7. After hanging on to push her opponent in the third set, she cracked, missing two opportunities to break at 4-4. The Czech ended up winning, after more than 2h30 of play. For the Lyonnaise, it’s a bad story that repeats itself since she had already fallen against Bouzkova, a year ago, at the stage of the round of 16. .

Shaken from the start of the match, the French missed the first set in the tie-break, during which she failed to score a single point, conceding a scathing 7-0. After regaining a little more efficiency, she regained control in the second set, won 6-4. In the third set, which lasted more than an hour, and after changing course, she made the game, and brushed the fingertip of the opportunity to take the lead. But she failed to convert her break points to overthrow the Czech. Marie Bouzkova will face her compatriot Marketa Vondrousova in the next round.