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Quick nap does the trick for Caroline Garcia after scalp of third seed Carla Suarez Navarro

Sport360 staff

21:38 17/02/2016

France’s Caroline Garcia admitted she took took a quick sleep in the rain break during her match with Carla Suarez Navarro before returning to the court for the second time to knock the Spaniard out in three minutes and 20 seconds, serving from 5-2 up, 15-15.

The 22-year-old eventually prevailed over the third-ranked seed 4-6 6-4 6-3 to book her place in the third round.

“I got changed, ate and slept,” the Fed Cup star told the media after her victory while also revealing she was surprised to see rain in Dubai!

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