Caroline Garcia stopped in the third round of the tournament in Madrid. The athlete, who occupies the 5th place in the WTA hierarchy, was eliminated in two sets by Mayar Sherif with the score 7-6(2), 6-3.

Caroline Garcia was defeated by Mayar Sheriff

Caroline Garcia, Madrid’s fifth favorite, was unexpectedly eliminated in the third round of the tournament.

The athlete from Hexagon was defeated by Mayar Sherif (59 WTA) in two sets at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 42 minutes.

Caroline Garcia initially led in the first act, but her opponent came back and was turned over at one point. At 5-3, Garcia played more aggressively and leveled, but even so he lost the first set on a tiebreak.

In the second set, the Frenchwoman did not lag behind until the score was 3-3, where her opponent managed to pull away and unexpectedly enter the 1/8 finals.

In the 1/8 finals, the player from Egypt will meet Elise Mertens (29 WTA). The Belgian eliminated Jules Niemeyer (67 WTA) in the third round with a score of 6-3, 6-4.

The WTA Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay in the Caja Magica complex. It is in the WTA 1000 category, has a total prize money of US$7,652,174, and the title holder is Ons Jabert. Simona Halep won in 2016 and 2017.