relive the highlights of Caroline Garcia’s qualification for the second round

“Caro” Garcia sees life in pink. At least for the moment. The Frenchwoman, in fuchsia, won in three sets and 2h38 of play (7-6[7-4], 4-6, 6-4) against the Chinese Xiyu Wang, Monday, May 29. The only seeded athlete among the Blues – men and women alike –, the leader of the Tricolores was nevertheless heckled by the young 22-year-old Chinese, 64th in the WTA rankings and eighth finalist in Rome.

The Lyonnaise, who has not shone on clay this season, had to show off her physical power and the solidity of her return game to win, for lack of realism (2 break points won out of 7). She will face in the next round the Russian Anna Blinkova, faller in 55 minutes of Ysaline Bonaventure (6-2, 6-0). She is thus the second Frenchwoman to qualify for the second round of the tournament, after the victory on Sunday of Léolia Jeanjean.