Sawt Falasteen - US Open semi-finalist Garcia makes early exit in Tokyo

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US Open semi-finalist Garcia makes early exit in Tokyo / Photo: Philip FONG - AFP

US Open semi-finalist Garcia makes early exit in Tokyo

SPORTS 21.09.2022

US Open semi-finalist Caroline Garcia crashed out in her opening match at the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday, squandering a match point to be ousted 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) by China's Zhang Shuai.

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France's Garcia, the number two seed, has been in red-hot form, winning the Cincinnati Masters last month before reaching her first Grand Slam semi-final at Flushing Meadows two weeks ago.

But she came up short against world number 28 Zhang in Tokyo despite hitting 27 aces to her opponent's four and holding a match point at 5-4 in the second set.

Zhang fought back to level the match via a tiebreak before munching on a sandwich during the changeover.

It seemed to energise Zhang as she outlasted Garcia in final set, taking it on her second mmatch point when the Frenchwoman hit long after two hours and 30 minutes.

Zhang will now face either sixth seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic or Croatia's Petra Martic in the quarter-finals.

H.Darwish--SF-PST

Sawt Falasteen - US Open semi-finalist Garcia makes early exit in Tokyo

US Open semi-finalist Garcia makes early exit in Tokyo

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