Caroline Garcia had a hard match today in the second round of the Australian Open. The fourth-seeded French tennis player prevailed over US Open 2021 finalist Leylah Annie Fernandez by 2-0 (7:6, 7:5) after nearly two hours of play and reached this stage in Melbourne for the fifth time in her career.
Caroline Garcia showed character in the key moments of the match, serving 11 aces and was able to take a two-set victory. The Frenchwoman was trailing 2-5 in the tiebreak of the first set, but found the strength to turn it around to 7-5 and took the lead.
In the second set, Caroline Garcia saved a set point, then made a key break in the 11th game to win 7:5.
The next opponent of the French tennis player will be the German Laura Siegemund, who prevailed over the Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in three sets – 2-1 (5:7, 7:5, 6:3). The former top 30 player is in the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time since 2020. Caroline Garcia’s best performance in Australia was round four in 2018.
