A final forehand passing shot at the end of the race and Caroline Garcia (24th) was able to drop her racket and raise her arms in victory. Her broad smile showed how satisfied she was to have been able to defeat an opponent, Anna Blinkova (60th) who was no longer successful for her on Tuesday. Indeed, the Russian had won the last two of their three clashes. Her last victory over Garcia, at Roland-Garros 2023 (4-6, 6-3, 7-5), had also hurt the Frenchwoman.
Garcia au mental
This year again, Garcia had a complicated clay court season where she was unable to get past the second round at Roland-Garros, beaten by Sofia Kenin (6-3, 6-3). The need to take a break was necessary and Garcia ultimately did not play any preparation tournaments for Wimbledon. This lack of competition was felt in the match, with a lot of waste from the Lyon player. But it is also a mark of her game. What we must remember is a great state of mind and a real desire to fight. Twice broken in the first set, she came back each time in stride. And it was she who came out on top.
Same in the second set. Twice broken, she made the effort to come back and win. After more than a month without playing, it was normal to see Garcia searching a little on the court. But she always showed this desire to take the game into her own hands and not give up anything to her opponent. In this first round, that was enough.
