US Open 2022: Caroline Garcia is ready to face Coco Gauff within the quarterfinal after beating Alison Riske 6-4, 6-1 within the third spherical.
Never performed vs a giant American participant on Ashe: Garcia excited to face Gauff in quarters. Courtesy: AP
HIGHLIGHTSCaroline Garcia defeated Alison Riske 6-4, 6-1 within the Round of 16China’s Zhang Shuai in straight units within the third sphericalCaroline Garcia got here into the US Open after profitable Cincinnati Masters
seventeenth seed Caroline Garcia sounded excited earlier than her girls’s singles quarterfinal match towards Coco Gauff within the US Open 2022. Having performed 41 Grand Slams, the 28-year-old made solely her second quarterfinal after the one within the French Open at Roland Garros again in 2017.
On Monday, September 5, Garcia defeated Alison Riske 6-4, 6-1 at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Garcia is conscious that beating Gauff gained’t be straightforward for the reason that latter already has the expertise of enjoying in a last of a Grand Slam.
“She already has some experience with the final in Roland Garros,” Garcia was quoted as saying.
A few months in the past, Gauff completed because the runner-up within the French Open after dropping to World No.1 Iga Swiatek.
Garcia, within the meantime, heaped reward on Gauff for her highly effective serve and athleticism.
“She’s aggressive but maybe from a little bit farther [behind the baseline] than I am. Big serve, huge serve, very powerful. Moving great. Very athletic,” she added.
“I by no means performed on Ashe [against] a giant American participant, so it is undoubtedly going to be the primary time. As a French participant, I do know that in Roland Garros, the gang, it may be loud and all the things. Obviously, I do know it’s going to be on the opposite method round.
Earlier, Garcia defeated 2019 US Open girls’s singles champion Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-2 within the third spherical.
Garcia got here into the match after profitable the Cincinnati Masters by beating Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-4 within the last.
Gauff, however, can be going into the US Open quarterfinal after beating China’s Zhang Shuai in straight units.
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