In 2023, the gondola of French women’s tennis has failed. Last year, Caroline Garcia, winner of 4 tournaments, including the prestigious Masters, reached the semi-finals at the US Open and concluded her season in a magnificent 4th place in the world in the WTA rankings. We hoped to see the Lyonnaise confirm and realize the quest for a Grand Slam tournament, with Roland-Garros obviously at the top of her list of wishes. Unfortunately, it was an annus horribilis for “Caro” Garcia…

Ejected from the Top 5 and even the Top 10, the 30-year-old right-hander is in 20th place at the end of the season. Caroline Garcia disappointed enormously in 2023. The pressure was perhaps too great. The one on whom the hopes of French tennis rested to shine on the WTA circuit and in major tournaments fared well in the Grand Slam where she only totaled 6 victories. Reaching the round of 16 at the Australian Open, she exited Roland-Garros in the 2nd round before doing a little better at Wimbledon (3rd round) and concluding with an entry elimination at the US Open.