WTA Indian Wells: Caroline Garcia balances against Fernandez
Caroline Garcia is in the round of 16 after a three-set win over Leylah Fernandez in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 event in Indian Wells.
by Florian Goosmann
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Mar 13, 2023, 09:54 pm
The fifth in the world rankings from France defeated the Canadian Leylah Fernandez in a sometimes very appealing match 6: 4, 6: 7 (5) and 6: 1 and thus remains one of the hottest players in the season after a strong second half of 2022 Scene.
Garcia was aggressive as usual, was far in the field on the return and put a lot of pressure on the US Open finalist from 2021; but she turned up the heat, especially in the second round, and with a fantastic passing ball, she quickly equalized the set.
Garcia seemed only briefly impressed and picked up where she left off in the decisive round - and won after 2 hours and 13 minutes.
Next opponent: Sorana Cirstea, who had no problems in the 6:3, 6:1 against Bernarda Pera.
Night session with Iga Swiatek
Still in action: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina against Paula Badosa, Emma Raducanu against Beatriz Haddad Maia and at night the world number one Iga Swiatek - she has to deal with Bianca Andreescu.
Swiatek had been in impressive form recently and only lost one game in their opening win over Claire Liu.
To the singles draw in Indian Wells
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