Caroline Garcia earned the biggest championship of her career on Monday, Nov. 7, capturing the WTA Finals with a 7–6 (4), 6–4 win over Aryna Sabalenka in Fort Worth, Texas.
Garcia, a 29-year-old France native who was seeded sixth, has never been to a Grand Slam final, but she now owns 11 WTA Tour event titles.
Sabalenka, a 24-year-old Belarusian who was seeded seventh, also has yet to make a major singles final. Both Garcia and Sabalenka reached the U.S. Open semifinals this year, Garcia’s best Grand Slam result, while Sabalenka had two prior semifinal appearances.
Garcia prevailed thanks to a flawless serving performance. She never faced a break point in the match while serving 11 aces and just one double fault. Garcia also had an edge in winners (24–15) and logged fewer errors (11–10)….