Strasbourg (AFP)
N.1 French Caroline Garcia, 24th player in the world, was beaten by Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska (42) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday in the final of the clay court tournament in Strasbourg , on the eve of the start of Roland-Garros.
This is the third title of the career of the young Ukrainian, who celebrated ten days ago his 19 years. She won after 2:34 of a very tight match.
Garcia, who had saved two match points before winning the second run, also earned a match point in the third set before finally giving in to the deciding game. The French, who won in Strasbourg in 2016, will be opposed to the German Mona Barthel in the first round of Roland Garros.
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