Caroline Garcia has been backed to win her first-ever Grand Slam title at this year’s US Open by Eurosport’s John McEnroe. The 17th seed has hit a rich vein of form at just the right time, winning 13 consecutive games, and stunned Coco Gauff on Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the last-four of the tournament.
Ad Her top-quality performances have caught many by surprise, including McEnroe, who believed she had reached her ceiling at an all-time best of No.
4 in September 2018. US OpenUS Open finale: The key storylines to look out for as rising stars eye glory6 HOURS AGO So impressed has McEnroe been by Garcia that he is backing her to become the first Frenchwoman to win a major singles title since 2013.
Analysing her victory over Gauff, in which she finished with 24 winners, McEnroe said on the Eurosport pre-show: “When I was watching that I was like, ‘Was that Caroline Garcia?’ My goodness.