After she came through a titanic struggle against unheralded Malene Helgo 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/5), a red-hot Casper Ruud swept past Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 6-4 to level the tie in Sydney.
But Garcia returned to partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the deciding mixed doubles, battling to a thrilling 7-5, 6-4 win over Ruud and Ulrikke Eikeri to stay in the mixed teams tournament.
"It's so nice. We play an individual sport and a few times in the year we have the chance to represent Team France," Garcia said. Читать дальше...