The former French number one was dominated by the Czech Marie Bouzkova 7-5, 6-2 in the round of 16 this Sunday.
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The Lyonnaise, winner in Bad Hamburg just before Wimbledon, who had won her last eight matches, was stopped this Sunday by the surprising Czech, Marie Bouzkova, 66e world, very impressive in defense: “It’s a disappointment. I had had big matches before in the previous two rounds. I managed to manage the sequence of meetings but today I lacked the lucidity and physical tone to accelerate a little more when I was going forward. I also narrowly missed on my volleys. His style of play did not suit me.»
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The Lyonnaise, too irregular (24 unforced errors against only 4 for her opponent) will not play her first quarter-final in London. Handicapped by a slight thigh injury, the former world number 4, broken from the first game, was never able to reverse the match. “There is a general fatigue. My body reacts less well. I felt a pain in my thigh in the middle of the first set. After that it became more complicated to overtake her.»
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It will therefore not do better than its best result of 2017 on the London lawn. For her first Grand Slam quarter, the Czech will face the winner between Mertens and Jabeur. Garcia, 55th in the world, wants to take advantage of his good grass season to green in July on ocher (Lausanne, Palermo and Warsaw). With the ambition to find a ranking, more worthy of his talent. “It is a positive result. I remain on two good tournaments with a good level of play, a game identity and a positive attitude. We will see how we can manage the sequence of matches. The goal is to continue to produce the same tennis with the right attitude to grab places in the standings. »