2-time French doubles champ Caroline Garcia leads France tennis team at Olympics
PARIS (AP) — Two-time French Open doubles champion Caroline Garcia was selected for the France tennis team for the Paris Olympics on Friday, but her frequent partner Kristina Mladenovic was not.
Garcia and Mladenovic won at Roland Garros — the Olympic venue next month — in 2016 and 2022. Their most recent Grand Slam appearance was at the Australian Open, where they reached the quarterfinals. They haven’t played together on the tour since February.
Mladenovic, a former doubles No. 1, has slipped to No. 55. She has nine Grand Slam doubles titles, including four French.
Garcia played only singles at Roland Garros this month and bowed out in the second round.
She will play the Olympic doubles with Diane Parry. Also in the women’s team are Clara Burel and .
Edouard Roger-Vaselin, who won the French Open this month, will join Fabien Reboul in the men’s doubles.
Gael Monfils was picked for his fourth Olympics. The 37-year-old Monfils previously reached the quarterfinals at Beijing in 2008 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Also on the men’s team are Ugo Humbert, Arthur Fils, and Corentin Moutet.
The Olympic tennis starts on July 27.
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