Australian Open: Caroline Garcia snatches her qualification in the round of 16

Europe 1 with AFP 11:41 a.m., January 21, 2023, modified at 11:41 a.m., January 21, 2023

Caroline Garcia, 4th in the world, overturned a very badly started match to finally beat the German Laura Siegemund (158th) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 and thus reach the round of 16 of the Australian Open where she will be the only French representative.

The 29-year-old Frenchwoman will face the Polish Magda Linette (45th) or the Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (18th) for a place in the quarterfinals.

A battle of more than two hours

Unable in the first set (4 winning strokes, 16 unforced errors) to set up his game against an opponent who succeeded in everything, Garcia had to wait for the second set to regain efficiency in the service and thus rebalance the debates and equalize at one set everywhere.

But Siegemund hung on without ever making it easy for her opponent.

So when Garcia made the break to lead 4-3 in the third set, she had to fight to confirm on her own face-off. And it was finally her who concluded on Sigemund's serve.

The Australian Major is the one of the four that has been the least successful for Garcia historically: she had only reached the round of 16 there once (2018) and remained on a defeat in the first round last year.