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Emotional Garcia waves goodbye to Roland Garros singles

Caroline Garcia’s singles journey at Roland Garros has come to a close. The 31-year-old Frenchwoman, who recently announced her decision to end her career soon, played her final singles match at her home Grand Slam on Monday, falling 6-4 6-4 to American Bernarda Pera in the opening round.

Caroline Garcia
Caroline Garcia

As she waited to walk out on to Court Suzanne Lenglen, Garcia couldn’t hold back tears. She knew this might be the last time she’d play singles in Paris—and it was.

Les larmes de Caroline Garcia avant d’entrer sur le Court Suzanne-Lenglen pour le dernier Roland-Garros de sa carrière.