Caroline Garcia calls Amélie Mauresmo an ‘inspiration’ as she joins her in an elite club after winning the WTA Finals
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Tennis sensation Caroline Garcia capped off one of the most successful runs of her career as she won the WTA Finals against Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in Fort Worth, Texas. Culminating in the biggest title of her career on Monday, the 29-years-old called former tennis star Amelie Mauresmo an ‘inspiration’ and revealed how proud she is to finally join the elite winner’s club after 17 years.
For those uninitiated, by winning the WTA Finals tournament, she became the second Frenchwoman to achieve this incredible feat, with the first being none other than Amélie Mauresmo in 2005. She defeated another Frenchwoman Mary Pierce in the final in Los Angeles.
In a recent interview with the French newspaper L’Equipe, the 29-year-old talked about how she was in contact with the 2005 champion and what advice she gave her to win the match.
“Obviously, it’s a great source of inspiration. During the week, we wrote to each other. I commented on one of her photos and we started to write to each other. I asked her what she had done in pool the year she won. She told me she had lost a match with a wink. It was funny. I am super proud to join Amélie. It’s always been a goal to win a Grand Slam, but let’s say it’s more concrete now (smile),” she said.
Caroline Garcia has joined the elite club of the season-finale prestigious tournament winners. She also breached into the Top 5 for the first time in her career.
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2022 WTA Finals: Caroline Garcia wins the biggest title of her career
Caroline Garcia is thrilled to win the WTA Finals tournament. This was the second time when she qualified and got a chance to play in this prestigious competition. She first qualified in 2017 to play in the event. Last time around, she was able to win two matches and lost one match to advance into the semi-final round of the tournament. However, she eventually lost to Venus Williams 7-6, 2-6, 3-6.
This time she was much more determined and had a calm veneer which helped her to navigate through the pressures of the game and win important points at vital moments. She was drawn into the Tracy Austin Group with Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, and Daria Kasatkina.
She won both her matches against Gauff and Kasatkina, but lost to Swiatek. But this was enough to take her to the semi-finals. Here, she defeated Maria Sakkari of Greece in straight sets to storm into the final round. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka to clinch the title.
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