Tennis: Caroline Garcia and Corentin Moutet qualified for knockout stages of US Open

The two French had never reached this stage of competition in the New York adult, fourth and last Grand Chelem tournament of the year.

Le Monde With AFP

It was rather easy for Caroline Garcia, intractable on the court, more hung for Corentin Moutet. Friday, September 2, at the end of the third round of the US Open, the two French people validated their ticket for the knockout stages of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Caroline Garcia after her victory over the Canadian Bianca Andreescu in the third round of the US Open, in New York, September 2, 2022. Matthew Stockman/AFP

On its momentum of the past few weeks, Carline Garcia, 17 e monde Iale, completely dominated the 2019 winner of the New York Major, the Canadian Bianca Andreescu (48 e ). A victory in two sets (6-3, 6-2) and one hour twenty-seven of match.

“I am very happy with the way I played and to be in the second week. It was a very committed match. Lots of rallies … Each point, each game was very intense”, welcomed the interested party at the end of the meeting.

At 28, the Lyonnaise had already played the knockout stages in the other three Grand Chelem – Australian, Roland -Garros and Wimbledon – Tournament – and she even hoisted herself in Paris in 2017, But she had never reached this stage of competition in New York.

“This is the first time that I have been in the second week here, it has been confidence. Three chained victories, it’s great,” said the player, who remains on her victory at WTA 1,000 in Cincinnati (Ohio) – Category just below the Grand Slam -, at the end of August.

“These are matches that make fun, that give confidence. It allows you to see what works. For me, it’s clear. I want to continue in this direction.”

In the round of 16, the world’s ex-numéro 4 will face the American Alison Riske (29 e ), Tombuse of Chinese Xiyu Wang in three sets (6-4, 3-6 , 6-4).

Best high school result for Corentin Moutet

Corentin Moutet against Argentinian Pedro Cachin during the third round From the US Open, in New York, on September 2. Jamie Squire/AFP

Reclacted qualifications and 112 ^e world player, Corentin Moutet will play for the first time in his career the knockout stages of a major. To do this, he had to fight for three hours seventeen to rule out Argentinian Pedro Cachin (66 e ), returning in particular from 0-4 in the fourth set before winning ( 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5).

The 23-year-old, who participates in his Fifth US Open, had already reached the third round in New York, in 2020, until then his best high school result, as in Roland Garros in 2019.

He will face the Norwegian Casper Ruud (5 ^{e ) for a place in quarters. The finalist of the last Roland-Garros had even more harm to be there, taking four hours twenty-three to beat the American Tommy Paul (34 e ) in five sets: 7- 6 (7/3), 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-0.}

Saturday September 3, Richard Gasquet, Alizé Cornet and Clara Burel will in turn try to climb in eighth finals.