Garcia and Fernandez will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open on January 18.
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The 24-year-old Katherine Sebov has improved to 190th in the world, a career-high position, and has qualified for this competition after three straight victories, one of which came against the hot-shot Linda Noskova. She encountered much more difficulty when facing Garcia, the world number four, who breezed past Sebov to advance to the second round. Garcia defeated Sebov 6-3, 6-0 in just 66 minutes, winning the last nine games to put an end to Sebov’s challenge at 3-3 in the first set.
After defeating another player in her opening round, Fernandez will now take on a Frenchwoman. Contrary to Garcia, Alize Cornet entered the competition with very little form, and even though Fernandez hasn’t had a lot of favourable results, she was the 3/5 favourite to win. Despite winning it in straight sets, Fernandez had to overcome a sluggish start before finding her groove. In one hour and 42 minutes, Fernandez prevailed 7-5, 6-2.
| Garcia vs Fernandez | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | January 18, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard courts |
| Tournament | Australian Open |
| Stage | Second Round |
| Time (India) | TBD |
| Time (Australia) | TBD |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Katherine Sebov | 6-3, 6-0 (W) |
| Belinda Bencic | 2-6, 6-3, 4-6 (L) |
| Katerina Siniakova | 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 (W) |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 7-6, 6-4 (L) |
| Maria Sakkari | 6-3, 6-2 (W) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Alize Cornet | 7-5, 6-2 (W) |
| Ysaline Bonaventure | 6-4, 6-2 (L) |
| Julia Grabher | 6-0, 6-1 (W) |
| Brenda Fruhvirtova | 6-1, 6-1 (W) |
| Rebecca Marino | 6-3, 6-3 (L) |
Caroline Garcia and Leylah Fernandez have never faced each other in the past.
Garcia and Fernandez will take on each other in the second round of the 2023 Australian Open on January 18.
Australia – Nine and Stan Sport
Canada – TSN and RDS
India – Sony Sports Network
UK – Eurosport
USA – ESPN Network
The matches of both men’s and women’s can be live-streamed on demand on the Tennis TV app and website.
