VSCaroline Garcia, 17e world, seemed petrified by the challenge, Thursday in the semi-final of the US Open where she was swept away by the Tunisian Ons Jabeur (5th) 6-1, 6-3 in 1:06.
Garcia, who was playing her first grand slam semi-final at 28, never managed to release the pressure or set up her aggressive game. For his part, Jabeur (28) will play his second major final in a row after that of Wimbledon. It will be against the Polish Iga Swiatek (world number 1) or the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (6e).