Caroline Garcia won her first touring title in three years after returning from a set and a break to beat 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ontario, 6-7 on Saturday (5), 6-4, 6-4 Saturday. in the final of the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.
Andreescu was looking for his first title since beating Serena Williams in the 2019 final at Flushing Meadows before injuries forced him to miss the entire 2020 season.
“I’m very happy. It’s been a couple of tough years, but, you know, I’m working on and on. I’m excited about Wimbledon,” said Andreescu, who was visibly moved as he thanked him. equipment. “You guys stayed with me in the toughest times and that’s all anyone could ask for.”
Andreescu has tied Chinese Zhang Shuai in the first round of Wimbledon next week. Garcia has Britain’s Yuriko Miyazaki for his first goal.
MIRAR | Andreescu falls to Garcia in the final in Bad Homburg:
Andreescu falls to Garcia in the final in Bad Homburg
France’s Caroline Garcia beat Canada’s Bianca Andreescu on Saturday to win 7-6, 6-4 and 6-4 in Germany.
Garcia had a medical downtime so it looked like a shoulder problem early in the second set. He then fell 4-2 before winning 10 of the next 14 games to seal the match before the start of Wimbledon on Monday.
“It was a fight [for] every point from the first to the last, ”Garcia said.
Garcia is 8-3 at the end of his career, but his last title was almost three years ago exactly in Nottingham in preparation for the 2019 Wimbledon tournament.
MIRAR | Canadian tennis star Andreescu answers children’s questions:
Bianca Andreescu answers the children’s questions
Canadian tennis champion Bianca Andreescu answers questions and offers some tips to young athletes at the Ontario Racquet Club in Mississauga.
Kvitova captures the Eastbourne title
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova prepared for the Grand Slam tournament by beating Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to win the Eastbourne title on Saturday in England.
The 14th seed, Kvitova, won her first grass court title in four years – and the 29th trophy of her individual singles career in general – after beating defending champion Ostapenko at the start of both sets. and enjoy the second service of the Latvian.
Kvitova saved five break points in the fourth game of the second set to maintain control of the match with the 3-1.
“Playing on the turf is very special to me every time,” the 32-year-old Czech player said in her interview on the court. “It’s also the best preparation for Wimbledon.”
Kvitova, the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champions, play at the All England Club on Tuesday in a first-round match against Italian Jasmine Paolini.
He is now 5-1 on the turf track finals of his career. His most recent turf title had been Birmingham in 2018.
Keys injured, Coric out of Wimbledon
Madison Keys, 2017 U.S. Open runner-up, and Borna Coric retired from Wimbledon on Saturday due to injury.
The tournament starts on Monday.
Keys, an American who finished 19th in the All England Club, retired due to an injured abdominal muscle.
She was replaced on the field by Coco Vandeweghe, a two-time quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and a two-time semi-finalist in other Grand Slam tournaments, who lost in the standings this week. Vandeweghe’s first-round opponent will be No. 17 seed Elena Rybakina.
“That’s not what I was expecting to say a few days before @Wimbledon, but unfortunately I have to retire due to an abdominal injury,” tweeted world number 24 Keys.
“I’m very disappointed, but my health comes first and my body needs time to get back to 100%. I really love London fans. See you next year.”
Former world number 7 Keys won his first title since 2019 at the Adelaide WTA tournament in January before reaching the Australian Open semifinals.
She was defeated in the fourth round of the French Open by Russian Veronika Kudermetova.
Coric is a Croatian who entered the field thanks to a protected ranking because he has been injured. He cited a shoulder problem for his retirement.
He was daring to face No. 12 seed Diego Schwartzman, and this place will be taken by an unannounced player who lost in the standings.
Jaeger: sexually harassed “at least 30 times”
Former teen tennis phenomenon Andrea Jaeger said she was sexually harassed “at least 30 times” by a staff member of the Women’s Tennis Association during the 1980s.
Jaeger, now 57, also told The Independent that she was also unknowingly served alcohol when she was 16 by a different staff member, who took her home and tried to kiss her.
The two-time Grand Slam finalist was on tour between the ages of 14 and 19 and took second place in the world in 1981. Despite his success, he said he took up the habit of avoiding the officials of the WTA in tournaments during its period. five years of touring. Jaeger said much of the harassment occurred in the locker rooms.
“I would switch to portable restrooms or a bathroom stop because I didn’t want to deal with people’s comments, interest, or actions,” Jaeger said, according to The Independent. “I had at least 30 incidents with a specific member of staff who didn’t play, physical attempts all in the locker room very, very early in my career. That employee of the staff who didn’t play in particular had a major problem holding hands. by herself.
“I avoided being alone in the training rooms because there was an approach to me as well.”
Jaeger said he was served several alcoholic beverages after the 1982 WTA Championships and began to be diffuse. An official took her home.
“When we got to my apartment, he took me to the door and tried something with me,” Jaeger said. “She was trying to kiss me. I was so sick she was dragging me up the stairs inside trying not to vomit so my dad wouldn’t see me.”
Jaeger said she complained to WTA officials after the incident and that she was threatened with retaliation.
He won 10 career titles before retiring at age 19 due to a shoulder injury.