When Caroline Garcia faced Marie Bouzkova in their encounter at the National Bank Canadian Open (Omnium Banque Nationale) in Montreal, she almost lost her match. During the match, Bouzkova earned three break points at 4-4, causing a significant upset. Garcia vented her annoyance after the 25-year-old claimed the point and turned the set in her favor.
Garcia certainly found the game to be frustrating, as seen in the video. The Frenchwoman has been having trouble as she was eliminated in the first round of the recent DC Open, and earlier this season she dropped back-to-back matches on the clay court.
Garcia trying to go for ball smashing record
by u/Kordas in tennis
After the break, the 29-year-old nearly hit a ball-kid when he rage-hit a ball towards the net. Which made spectators online wonder whether she would get a warning for showing on-court rage based on ball abuse. A user commented “Is there a penalty for this sort of thing?” (translated from French) on X, formerly Twitter.
Y a une sanction pour ce genre de choses ?
— Max (@Maxleharmek) August 9, 2023
However, Garcia did receive a warning, but she was fortunate to escape further punishment because a similar behavior may have resulted in default. While another user posted, “The frustration sequence of Caroline Garcia, unhappy because of her first balls, which misses very little each time…” (translated from French),
La séquence frustration de Caroline Garcia, mécontente à cause de ses premières balles qui passe à côté de peu à chaque fois… pic.twitter.com/fRYjOTzwdn
— KOKK N’GARCIA O BIA FR 🇫🇷 (@kokkbiagarciaFR) August 8, 2023
While one user pointed out how the umpire reacted,
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/g2xBE94XTH
— Geek 972 (@geek_972) August 9, 2023
This time was no different than the 3 times Garcia faced Marie before as she lost to the World No. 37. After defeating the French, Bouzkova will next compete against the tenth seed in the tournament, Daria Kasatkina.
Caroline Garcia is sent crashing out of the Canadian Open by Marie Bouzkova
Although Caroline Garcia got off to a strong start in her match against Bouzkova. She went on to get defeated by the 25-year-old Czech, Marie Bouzkova. This defeat was another blow to Garcia’s already terrible season so far.
In the opening set, both players showed off their athleticism and strategy in a hard-fought match. On the other side, Bouzkova succeeded in getting a crucial break and went on to win the set 6-4. Garcia responded persistently in the second set, demonstrating her capacity for flexibility and game-changing. As the match went on, Garcia’s efforts were rewarded when she broke Bouzkova’s serve and won 6-4 to even the sets at 1-1.
Both players gave it their all to win the match as the crucial third set raised the tempo. Unfortunately for Garcia, Bouzkova was able to take over the game. Due to a series of careless mistakes and missed opportunities displayed by the French. Garcia’s difficulties were capitalized on by the Czech player. Marie went on to win the match 6-2 in the third set.