“Flying Caro” has been hovering over the competition for three months and is almost the favorite among the four survivors of the last four of the US Open, where she had never been able to climb higher than in the third round.
She made an impression in 2017, when she won the WTA 1000 in Wuhan and Beijing in turn, before reaching the semi-finals of the Masters in Singapore.
The rest was less brilliant, between injuries and a total loss of confidence.
She had started the last Roland-Garros in 79th place in the world, her worst ranking since 2014. Ancient history.
With 31 victories to her name (for only four defeats) and three coronations on three different surfaces (clay, grass and hard), Caroline Garcia has simply established herself as the best player in the world for three months.
She notably triumphed at the Cincinnati (Ohio) tournament in August, becoming the first player to win a WTA 1000 after qualifying.
This summer, she did...
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