French number one and world No.7 Caroline Garcia was eliminated this Thursday in the quarter-finals of the WTA 250 tournament in Cleveland. Swept by the Chinese Lin Zhu (48th) 6-4 6-1 in 1h27 of play.
Always feverish on her serve, the tricolor conceded her face-off five times, far too many to hope to worry Zhu well in place on the court. The Chinese will face the Russian Alexandrova (22nd) in the semi.
In the first round of the US Open which begins on Monday, the Frenchwoman, semi-finalist in New York last year, will face a player from the qualifications and could find her compatriot Diane Parry (73rd) in the second round.