It is one of the most fashionable French sportswomen at the moment. Tenniswoman Caroline Garcia returns to the front of the stage after winning her ticket to the semi-finals of the US Open.
A first in his sporting career. If football and rugby have a privileged place in the hearts of the French, other sports are also very popular in France, like tennis. And this French passion for the little yellow ball, we owe it to talented French players. Among them, one athlete stands out: Caroline Garcia.
While the State of New York in the United States is currently hosting the US Open, the Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia has just passed a milestone in the American competition. This Tuesday, September 6, the 28-year-old tenniswoman qualified for the semi-finals. A ticket won after her victory against the young American Coco Gauff with a score of 6-3, 6-4. This is the first time that the 17th player in the world in the WTA ranking, originally from Lyon, has reached this level of individual competition. “I don’t know how to describe how I feel, the energy was crazy, my head is buzzing”she explained at a press conference just after the match.
Caroline Garcia: “I look forward to taking up this challenge”
Big favorite since the start of the tournament, Caroline Garcia has just signed her thirteenth victory in a row. After a few complicated seasons marked by defeats and injuries, she becomes the first French player to reach the last four of one of the most important tournaments of the year after the Australian Open, Roland-Garros and Wimbledon. . A first since the coronation of Marion Bartoli at Wimbledon in 2013.
To try to get her ticket to the final, and to win the coveted trophy, she will have to win her match against the 5th player in the world, the Tunisian Ons Jabeur. “I look forward to taking up this challenge”has already let the French know before the game which will take place this Thursday, September 8.