The draw for the Miami tournament, carried out on Sunday, was not tender towards Caroline Garcia, who could again be opposed to Iga Swiatek in the 2nd round. Varvara Gracheva, the French number 1, is doing better.
Bis repetita for Caroline Garcia? Fallen on IGA Swiatek in the second round last week in Indian Wells, where she was swept away by the Polish and Dauphine by Aryna Sabalenka in the WTA ranking, the Lyonnaise could again cross the road to the world’s number 2, this time in Miami, whose kick -off of the tournament will be given on Wednesday. As in California, the draw did not make a gift to our ex-furnishings representing today classified very low in the first half of the table.
If she gets rid of the player spent by the qualifications she will have in front of her for her entry into Florida, the 74th in the hierarchy among women this Monday will be again against Swiatek, and moreover again in the second round of the tournament. Everything except good news for Garcia who had known no problem during his beginnings in the Californian desert ten days ago by clearly dominating the American Bernarda Pera but then had not existed against the quadruple winner of Roland-Garros.
Gracheva was better out …
The Polish had left only two games in the old world number 8 in the first set before no longer losing the slightest game afterwards (6-2, 6-0 in an hour). So inevitably, the Frenchwoman, who has still not managed to win two consecutive games this year, would have done well from this prospect. Varvara Gracheva, for its part, had to accommodate its draw with less disappointment.
The tricolor number 1 which had also left Indian Wells after two games after having undergone the law of the invincible Mirra Andreeva in two sets (7-5, 6-4)-the Russian prodigy will launch its tournament against Kudermetova or Wang Xin-inherited the modest American Alycia Parks, 61st in the ranking, to start. If she passes the obstacle, the former Russian player and only French representative in the big painting in Florida with Garcia will have to get rid of a better classified player, in the person of the Canadian Leylah Fernandez. From there to say that if there is a piece to put on a tricolor in the 3rd round in Miami, it is better to orient yourself towards Gracheva, so there is probably only one step.
