Lyon Open: Garcia vs Parks Tennis Prediction & Pick

TennisSection previews the 2023 Lyon Open as Caroline Garcia takes on Alycia Parks in the final on Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Caroline Garcia remains on course to become the first home champion at the Lyon Open. But she faces an in-form Alycia Parks contesting her first WTA final. Who will prevail?

Caroline Garcia produced her best performance of the week as she swatted aside Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-2 6-2 in just over an hour. After a rough start to the week in which she dropped a set to Alison Van Uytvanck, Garcia found her range in the win over Osorio. The Colombian had upstaged two big hitters en route to her first semifinal of the season, but was no match for the top seed. The Frenchwoman hammered 24 winners and saved all four break points she faced on her serve. She will vie to win her first title of the season at the Lyon Open when she faces an in-form Alycia Parks.

Alycia Parks, for her part, continues to impress. The American sensation has been a breath of fresh air on the women’s tour. Parks’ form on indoor hard courts has seen her bag two titles at 125K level towards the end of last season. And she has put in some dominant performances this week including her straight-sets win over Maryna Zanevska in the semifinal. She will contest her first WTA singles final at the Lyon Open on Sunday.

Caroline Garcia leads Alycia Parks 1-0 in their head-to-head, winning their qualifying match in Cincinnati in 2021 in three sets. The Frenchwoman has the chance to win her first title of the season at the Lyon Open in front of her fans, but this will be the hardest obstacle of the week to clear. Parks has recorded 37 aces in her run to the final, and Garcia has 31. We expect this to be serve oriented. The young American has faced more break points during the week. We caught a glimpse of Parks’ mental frailties in the Australian Open qualifying. If Garcia can get under her skin off the return, Parks could easily implode. We expect Garcia to rise to the occasion, being the experienced player and taking advantage of any nervousness in Parks’ game, but we highly recommend the games market in what should be an entertaining final.