Paris (AFP)
French N.2 Caroline Garcia (45th) qualified for the third round of Roland Garros by dismissing Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich (96th) in straight sets 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 Wednesday night.
Garcia was treated to the left knee in the first inning.
But after many break exchanges, she ended up pocketing this first set in the decisive game.
Things were easier for her afterwards, although the fourth game of the second set lasted more than ten minutes.
"It was a big battle but I expected it. Physically, it was complicated, and you had to play with the head. She gave me a few points that tipped the game in my favor," Garcia said .
About his painful knee, "the confinement caused some problems, it got worse at the start of the match, but it's Roland Garros and it helps to say that the limit is not there but a little further" , she explained.
Garcia will face Belgian Elise Mertens for a place in the round of 16.
Three other Frenchwomen will try to imitate him on Thursday: Fiona Ferro, Alizé Cornet and the young Clara Burel.
It was at Roland-Garros that the Lyonnaise obtained her best Grand Slam result, with a quarter-final in 2017.
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