Garcia and Siegemund will take on each other in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open on January 21.
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For the second straight match, Caroline Garcia competed at the Rod Laver Arena. In contrast to her straightforward 6-3, 6-0 victory over qualifier and world No. 190 Katherine Sebov, the fourth seed had to work hard to defeat former US Open semifinalist Leylah Fernandez, 7-6, 7-5, after surviving eight of nine breakpoint opportunities. She fell behind the Canadian player by a break in the first set, lost by scores of 0-4 and 2-5 in the tiebreak, and then was faced with a set point in the second set. She continues to hold the record for the most victories on the tour since the start of the grass-court swing last year thanks to this arduous victory, even though it didn’t last more than two hours.
In both of the six hours of action-filled matches, Laura Siegemund needed comeback victories. The 34-year-old defeated Lucia Bronzetti, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, then defeated Irina-Camelia Begu, the 27th seed, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3. Against the Romanian, she failed to serve out the first set, and in the second set, she was faced with seven breakpoints (saved all). Since her return from a six-month injury break in February 2022, they were just her fifth and sixth tour-level main draw victories. The former top-30 player, who is currently outside of the top 150, is about to play the third round of a major for just the fourth time overall and has already equaled her best tournament performance.
| Garcia vs Siegemund | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | January 21, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard courts |
| Tournament | Australian Open |
| Stage | Third Round |
| Time (India) | 1:30 pm (tentative) |
| Time (Australia) | 7 pm (tentative) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Leylah Fernandez | 7-6, 7-5 (W) |
| 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 (W) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| Irina-Camellia Begu | 7-5, 5-7, 3-6 (W) |
| Lucia Bronzetti | 6-2, 4-6, 3-6 (W) |
| Bernarda Pera | 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 (L) |
| Tereza Martincova | 7-5, 1-6, 2-6 (W) |
| Jil Teichmann | 6-4, 7-6 (L) |
1-0 is Caroline Garcia’s advantage. Intriguingly, Laura Siegemund made her only Grand Slam second week there in Paris where she defeated the German 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the 2021 Roland-Garros. In contrast, the Frenchwoman has advanced from 15 third-round matches to seven Grand Slam second weeks.
Garcia and Siegemund will take on each other in the third round of the 2023 Australian Open on January 21.
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.
