Rakhimova K. - Garcia C.

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Kamilla Rakhimova vs Caroline Garcia — US Open R1 Preview

WTA US Open Hard Court Round 1

🧠 Form & Context

Kamilla Rakhimova (No. 68, age 23)

• 🇷🇺 Solid tour-level competitor who rarely makes deep runs.
• 📊 2025: 24–25 (9–13 hard).
• 🔥 Highlights: Wimbledon 3R, Eastbourne QF; 125K Guadalajara champ last season.
• ⚠️ Weakness: 1–3 in US Open R1s; can be overpowered by top-100 ball-strikers.

Caroline Garcia (No. 174, age 31)

• 🇫🇷 Former world No. 4, 11 titles, 2022 WTA Finals champion.
• 💔 Farewell tour: announced 2025 as her last season — NYC could be the final Slam.
• 📉 2025: Just 4 wins in 8 events, but dangerous when the first-strike game clicks.
• 🏟️ US Open: SF in 2022; 1R exits in 2023 & 2024.
• 💡 Style: Big serve + flat forehand; high-risk, high-reward.

📘 Head-to-Head

• Garcia leads 2–0
• 2022 US Open R1 — Garcia d. Rakhimova 6–4, 6–4
• 2022 Bad Homburg R16 — Garcia d. Rakhimova 6–3, 6–4

🔍 Match Breakdown

Experience gap: Garcia’s résumé and NYC memories dwarf Rakhimova’s, though confidence has ebbed for the Frenchwoman.

Motivation factor: Farewell energy can either free Garcia’s swing or tighten the shoulders. Early holds will be the tell.

Baseline exchanges: Rakhimova steadier in neutral; Garcia owns the first-strike ceiling. If Garcia lands 1st-serve spots, she can keep rallies short and dictate.

Key stat: Garcia’s career-best Slam run came in New York; Rakhimova has yet to win a MD match at the US Open.

🔮 Prediction

It hinges on Garcia’s serve and mindset. With clean contacts and early scoreboard traction, her power should tell; if nerves bite, Rakhimova’s rhythm can drag it deep.

Pick: Garcia in 3 sets — expect an emotional, high-variance battle with momentum swings.

📊 Tale of the Tape (Qualitative)

• Serve & first strike: Garcia.
• Rally tolerance: Rakhimova.
• Big-match reps: Garcia by a distance.
• Recent form: Even to slight Rakhimova on week-to-week steadiness.
• Upset trigger: If Garcia’s 1st-serve% dips and FH timing sprays, Rakhimova’s rhythm game can flip the script.