US Open. Caroline Garcia places an finish to 9 years of French famine.

Caroline Garcia (no 17) could be the girl to beat on this US Open 2022. The Frenchwoman certified for the semi-finals by clearly dominating the American Coco Gauff (no 12) 6-3 6-4 to select up his thirteenth consecutive success.

“I do not know find out how to describe what I really feel, the power was loopy, my head is buzzing”, confided earlier than leaving the Arthur Ashe stadium Caroline Garcia (28), who will problem the Tunisian Ons Jabeur (no 5) Thursday for his first Grand Slam semi-final.

Titled within the WTA 1000 match in Cincinnati after leaving the {qualifications}, Caroline Garcia is the primary Frenchwoman to climb into the final 4 of a Main since Marion Bartoli when she received Wimbledon in 2013. She will be able to develop into the primary French of historical past to triumph in New York.

Former world No. 4, who fell to 79th place within the WTA on Could 23, 2022, Caroline Garcia also needs to return to the highest 10 on the finish of the match. She has received 31 of her final 35 matches, choosing up three titles within the course of (Dangerous Homburg on grass, Warsaw on clay and Cincinnati on onerous).

At all times aggressive

Third French participant to succeed in the final 4 at Flushing Meadows within the Open period (since 1968) after Amélie Mauresmo (2002 and 2006) and Mary Pierce (2005), Caroline Garcia instantly took the match in hand in opposition to Coco Gauff . Imposing her energy, her pace, she put the finalist of the final Roland-Garros below stress.

“I’ve all the time performed aggressively, it seems that in latest months I’ve been in adequate bodily form to play this sport and proceed on this path”, welcomed the Lyonnaise, who doesn’t disguise her ambitions earlier than her semi-final in opposition to Ons Jabeur, “because the juniors, she has been robust. I stay up for taking over this problem,” she mentioned.

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