Caroline Garcia issued a press release after crashing out of the US Open on Tuesday. The seventh seed did not flip up for her post-match press convention and has now confirmed that she realized of her grandmother's dying on Monday. Garcia has now withdrawn from the ladies's doubles occasion in New York.

Garcia grew to become one in all many seeds to undergo an upset within the first spherical of the US Open as she misplaced to qualifier Wang Yafan on Tuesday. The Chinese star wanted simply 70 minutes to ship the seventh seed packing 6-4 6-1. 

It was one other powerful loss for the Frenchwoman, who additionally misplaced her opening matches in Washington, Canada and Cincinnati. There was some confusion when the 29-year-old failed to show as much as her press convention after Tuesday's loss and she or he has now confirmed that it's as a result of she is coping with the dying of her grandmother.

Garcia issued a press release on Wednesday confirming the heartbreaking news. "Hi everyone, these last 2 days have been very difficult for our family. My grandmother passed away on Monday afternoon," the world No 7 wrote.

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"I couldn't attend the press conference after my loss, the emotions were too overwhelming. My heart needs to be with my relatives to bid my grandmother a last farewell, this is why I have to withdraw from the doubles with Kristina.

"There is a time for the whole lot in life. Today, tennis is secondary. Thank you to your understanding." Garcia had been defending 780 rating factors for reaching the semi-final of the US Open final yr.

It marked the Frenchwoman's first - and up to now solely - look within the final 4 of a Major. Garcia has up to now struggled to construct on the robust type she confirmed on the again finish of 2022 and is ready to tumble down out of the highest 10 after her early exit in New York.