(Cincinnati) Caroline Garcia (35e world), which dismissed Aryna Sabalenka (7e), and Petra Kvitova (28e), Madison Keys faller (24e), will be opposed on Sunday in an unprecedented final at the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati, the last major rehearsal on hard court before the United States Open.
Posted yesterday at 9:18 p.m.
The French, during a match interrupted twice by rain for more than four hours in total, ended up having the last word on the Belarusian 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
” It feels good ! I had a long run in Cincinnati. I’m proud of what I’m doing and I’m happy to be in the final tomorrow, with one more match to play, “welcomed the one who became the first player from qualifications to reach a WTA final. 1000.
She will try to win a third tournament in this category, just below the Grand Slams. His first two victories date back to 2017, in Wuhan and Beijing.
It returns this summer to its best level, after years of irregular results. She has now accumulated 25 victories since June, thanks to an impressive career that saw her win in June in Bad Homburg and in July in Warsaw, where she had the scalp of the world no. Iga Swiatek.
No one is currently doing better on the circuit.
His first run was a model of aggression and precision. She lined up 5 aces, 13 winners against 3, and committed only 3 unforced errors against 13 for Belarus, then totally overwhelmed.
After a first interruption of two and a half hours by the rain, Sabalenka, who was aiming for a 12e title in Ohio, made paying adjustments in the second set, especially in return, to tie.
rain and bandage
The Frenchwoman, who in the meantime had a bandage put on her left forearm, got back on track in the last round, breaking from the start. But the rain came again.
An hour and a half later, Sabalenka accumulated unforced errors, opening a highway to the final for the Frenchwoman, who could exult, under the eyes of former champion Martina Navratilova.
Earlier, Petra Kvitova overthrew 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-3 Madison Keys, winner of the event in 2019.