(New York) Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, 17e world, qualified for her first quarter-final at the US Open on Sunday by beating the American Alison Riske (29e) 6-4, 6-1 in 1:22.
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At 28, the French N.1 who had never passed the third round of the New York Major, thus equals her best result in a Grand Slam tournament, having already played the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros in 2017.
She will try to do even better on Tuesday against the American Coco Gauff (12e), finalist at the last Roland-Garros, or the Chinese Shuai Zhang (36e).
“I’m so excited to be in the quarterfinals, I’ve built up a lot of confidence since Cincinnati,” Garcia said of her WTA 1000 title just before the start of the US Open.
Against Riske, who had beaten her in their three previous meetings, Garcia took a set to break free, before clearly dominating in the second set.
“Alison is a very tough player, a fighter, she moves a lot. I had to be very aggressive. The first set was tight, it was not great tennis, I had to manage my emotions. The second run was very good”, analyzed Garcia.