Kiss on the cheek as Garcia beats Cornet in all-French battle


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 06 Jun 2017

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2017 France's Caroline Garcia celebrates winning her fourth round match against France's Alize Cornet Reuters / Christian Hartmann

PARIS (Reuters) - Caroline Garcia reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros by beating fellow Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-2 6-4 on Monday but for the crowd the most anticipated moment was La Bise (The Kiss).

The pair had not been on speaking terms since a controversy surrounding Garcia's refusal to play in the Fed Cup this year, and they fittingly let their rackets do the talking -- although Cornet spent a lot of time talking to herself.

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