There are unmistakable signs, like this 2nd set ball for Leylah Fernandez at 30-40 on Caroline Garcia's serve.
In her dark hours, she would surely have cracked to embark on a painful 3rd set.
At its peak, the Frenchwoman slammed an outside ace, to disgust you the Canadian.
And in the end?
A victory in two sets for Air Caro (7-6, 7-5) in the 2nd round of the Australian Open against a world top 20-30 player.
In the next round, Garcia will face Laura Siegmund, who fell No. 27 seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the previous round.
A match which, on paper, should prove less difficult for the Frenchwoman, whom nothing seems to be able to stop for the moment.
Hope it lasts.
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