Lyonnaise Caroline Garcia eliminated in Cincinnati, before the last tournament of her career
Lyon's Caroline Garcia lost to world number 14 Karolina Muchova in the second round of the Cincinnati tournament.
After eliminating the British Sonay Kartal (48th) in the first round for her return to competition since Roland-Garros , Caroline Garcia of Lyon was eliminated in the second round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. The former world number 4 lost to the Czech Karolina Muchova (14th), in two very close sets (7-6, 7-6).
Invited by the organizers to Cincinnati, the Lyon player, who is now ranked 200th in the WTA rankings, has also been invited to the US Open, which begins in two weeks. This will be the last tournament of her professional career.
" To be present at the highest level, to always be competitive during seasons that are very long, it requires efforts that I no longer have the strength or the desire to make, " she repeated to our colleagues at L'Équipe , after her elimination during the night from Sunday to Monday.
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