MASON, Ohio — Caroline Garcia generated momentum going into next week's US Open, capturing the Western & Southern Open women's tennis championship with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Petra Kvitova on Sunday.
Garcia, already the first qualifier to reach the tournament final, clinched the victory when Kvitova sent a second-serve return into the net.
Garcia dropped to her knees and lay on her back on the court after the final point. «It's hard to believe I'm standing here today,» Garcia said in her postmatch speech to the crowd. «It's been such a week.» The 28-year-old Frenchwoman went into Sunday's match with a WTA Tour-leading 25 wins since June. «Every single win is important.
Every single title is very special,» Garcia said. «It's always very hard to describe it. It's not happening so often, and you have to really like enjoy it.