WTA: French woman wins marathon match

Caroline Garcia won a close match at the China Open in Beijing against Elina Svitolina 6:7 (5), 7:5 and 7:6 (6).

This match had everything: injury breaks, tiebreaks, missed match balls and a lot of drama.Wuhan winner Caroline Garcia got the better start against Svitolina in the China Open quarter-finals and quickly took the lead 2:0.However, her Ukrainian opponent fought back quickly and benefited from Garcia’s light thigh blessur in the middle of the second set.

At a score of 3:2, the French woman had to be treated on her right thigh and then suffered a 3:3 break.Both players seemed to be prone to errors, longer rallies were a rare fare for the spectators in Beijing.Svitolina was unable to take advantage of her opponent’s lack of liveliness and lost her serve 5:6.

In a set of missed chances, Garcia didn’t know how to use the advantage, lost her serve and had to go into the tiebreak.Svitolina won it 7:5 and thus the first round.

After winning the first set, the third place in the world ranking list from Ukraine also had to undergo treatment, but was able to continue playing.Nevertheless, her opponent got the better start and took the lead with a break and 2:0.After that followed a real break festival.The spectators saw a total of seven service losses in the second round, which the 23-year-old Frenchwoman won 7:5.Both players did not appear to be on the highest physical level and were slightly shattered, but a great battle developed on both sides.

For Garcia, it was a matter of the chance to participate in the WTA finals, and Svitolina could become the world’s number one with her tournament victory.And the throne contender put Garcia under further pressure and quickly took the lead 3-1.Garcia fought and was rewarded for her will.The French player also fought off the impending match loss at 5:6 with a re-break and forced the second tie-break of the match.At 00:37 local time and three hours and 26 minutes of play, Garcia turned her first match point into a 6:7 (5), 7:5 and 7:6 (6) final score.

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Petra Kvitova is now waiting for the semi-finals, who won the purely Czech quarter-final against Barbora Strycova.Kvitova won 6:3 and 6:4 with a clear 6:3 and 6:4 success, securing the ticket for the best four players in Beijing.

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