Overview

• The 31-year-old Frenchwoman fell 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to No. 65 Kamilla Rakhimova in New York, playing on a tournament wildcard.
• Garcia confirmed her immediate retirement on court and received flowers and a framed tribute from US Open organizers.
• Coach Bertrand Perret, FFT president Gilles Moretton, and her husband Borja Duran attended the brief ceremony.
• She said she can no longer tolerate the suffering required to compete, noting she feels very much at peace with the decision.
• Her résumé includes 11 singles titles with three WTA 1000s and the 2022 WTA Finals, two Roland-Garros doubles crowns, and France’s 2019 Fed Cup, ending a comeback year after a late-2024 mental-health break with her ranking around No. 174.