​Caroline Garcia (fourth seed from Melbourne) reached the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open on Saturday. The Frenchwoman got past Laura Siegemund (1-6, 6-3, 6-3), the player who knocked out Iryna Bega in the previous round.

Caroline Garcia in the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open

Siegemund (158 WTA) confidently won the first set, with a score of 6-1, but step by step Caroline managed to come back and count in the draws.

Garcia was more accurate on his serve, showed off his explosive forehand, and the second set came back to him with a score of 6-3.

The Frenchwoman was also more inspired in the decider and wrapped up the match after two hours and 11 minutes (1-6, 6-3, 6-3).

Australian Open 2023 – Women’s round of 16 schedule

Iga Svyatek (1) – Olena Rybakina (22)

Olena Ostapenko (17) – Coco Gauf (7)

Jessica Pegula (3) – Barbora Krejchikova (20)

Victoria Azarenka (24) – Lin Zhu

Karolina Plishkova (30) – Shuai Zhang (23)

Aryna Sabalenka (5) – Belinda Bencic (12)

Linda Fruhvirtova – Donna Vekich

Magda Lynette / Kateryna Alexandrova (19) – Caroline Garcia (4)

Australian Open 2023 will be held from January 16 to 29. The reigning champions are Ashley Barty (now retired) and Rafael Nadal (eliminated in the second round)..

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