Caroline Garcia Mic'd Up ｜ Sabalenka vs. Paolini ｜ WTA Finals Riyadh).

We are tweeting. Nice. It makes sense. What a match. It's good. Yes. Against Arenas. How did it feel to beat her in 2022 in the finals? It was great. I mean, we had both to go for our shot, so it was quite a spectacular match. It was the one who was taking advantage of the rally the earliest. Taking the court, you know, position. What do you think she has improved more since that time? Serve? I mean, we all knew she was able to serve very well, but that year she had some struggle. And you know at one moment it was going to come back. You were lucky to get her in that impasse. What is crazy is that Jasmine at that time, I think she was like top 40, maybe. That's crazy. I mean, she went from top 40 to top 10, basically, no? Yeah, basically, yeah. But then you played her in the United Cup, which you won. It was a very good match. But it was like, hmm, it's getting tough to win this girl. At the end, the last two years, it's like the worst opponent you've had, you know? Between the Madrid and then the Olympics, the others. That was painful. Let's not talk about that one. You were so close, though. I mean… It was a pretty good match. Actually, we were the one closest to beat them. Yes. But we lost second round. In the tiebreak of the third… it was super tiebreak. Super tiebreak. We were the closest one. And then you choked. So, who's winning? Arena. You too? Yeah. White or tea? Yes, it's tea. Starting strong. 1.92. What's your fastest? My fastest ever? 1.99. 1.99, though, when maybe 2012. Do you really see the people who are on the first row? Yes. Does it distract you or no? Sometimes, yes. See, if I start pulling faces… I remember in Madrid, against Paulini, when there was this French crowd cheering at you and you were like, can you please shut up? I didn't say that. More or less. And I was like, sorry, guys. Let's keep context. They were very loud, you were very nervous. And? As they were loud, I couldn't hear my coach talk. I know. Wow. You saw the stat of Ira? She's 64 tournaments, winning at least the first round. In a row, yeah. It's more than two years. I don't know what that means. Oh, no. I was a deep return. If you miss, you return on a great point. People will tell you, you should have gone down the middle, make your play. If you do, you're the winner. Well played. It's true. In Savalenka, you always hear this kind of, don't be negative and don't complain. I mean, me, I do believe it. But it's true. You can see that, for some people, it kind of works. Show your emotions. It's very interesting. For example, you have Iga and you have Arena. They're two very different players, obviously, but there's no personalities. And sometimes, she needs to show a bit of, get the frustration out. If you compare to when she arrived. Yeah, she's way more stable. She's way more controlled. She gets frustrated right after the shot, and then she moves on. She needs to move Arena. Good luck. That's such a good return. Oh, no. She's so good in changing direction. It was a nice winner. It's crazy how Pauline keeps surprising me. Sometimes, she's just on the baseline, trying to take time away from you. Do you think, in a way, being a bit more shorter helps her? I don't know. I mean, in some shots, yes. In some others, not really. Oh, good. Perfect point. Really good. That was perfect. She's going for it a bit more now. Well, I'd love to see her play. She's so good. Out. Let's go. Good job. That's a great thing of Jasmine, that she's never out mentally. She returns from quite far. Yeah, but she moves. See, she moved forward. Good job. Come on. Two in a row, baby. Good timing. 13 in a row? No. She will go wide, I think. Wide? Compared to some other players, she's able to slice wide quite fast. She just went at 170. Many players go West, Lower. Yeah, 149. Yeah, West, Lower, Wide. Knowing that if you lose, you're still alive, gives you a bit more of peace, being your first match. Well, you would think so, which makes sense, but no. So, what happens next? She plays second set.