Caroline Garcia signed one of the best victories of her career this Wednesday by defeating the Czech Karolina Pliskova, seeded n ° 1, in straight sets (6-1, 7-6) in the second round of the ‘US Open. She will face American Jennifer Brady for a place in the eighth.
Very big performance by Caroline Garcia. The French, 50th in the world, managed on Wednesday to beat the Czech Karolina Pliskova, seeded n ° 1, in two sets (6-1, 7-6) to qualify for the third round of the US Open, at New York. She will have to get rid of the American Jennifer Brady, an opponent ranked 41st in the world and within her reach, to reach for the first the knockout stages of this Grand Slam.
Garcia was able to show character
More aggressive and precise in the exchanges, Garcia took his opponent by the throat in the first set, which resulted in 15 winning shots against a single opposite. Pliskova, a 2016 Flushing Meadows finalist, lifted her head a little in the second set after Garcia snatched her entry serve. She even broke to equalize at 4-4, finally releasing her shots, while the French, much less domineering, seemed to crack so close to the goal.
One of the biggest wins of her career.Caroline Garcias takes down No. 1 seed Pliskova in straight sets and is through to Round 3!@CaroGarcia I #USOpen pic.twitter.com/V20xtLFMaO
– US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 2, 2020
But she showed character by erasing two set points on her faceoff, 5-4 against her, tying 5-5 with an ace on a second ball. In the tie-break, it was on the contrary Pliskova who gave in, seeing that her opponent would not let go, like a last exchange where the latter returned everything, forcing the Czech to yet another direct fault. A cry of joy then split the air at Louis Armstrong Stadium, after 1h33 of an almost perfect match, which rewards Garcia with a first Grand Slam victory at the expense of a Top 10 player.
